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Thanks, Netflix, but we don’t need another daily word game

Netflix is adding a new title to its gaming library: a daily word puzzle that is eerily similar to a lot of other mobile games that exist already.  TED Tumblewords is a new daily word puzzle game where players form words from scrambled letters on a moveable grid.

Netflix’s new game features three different modes, all revolving around the same concept of forming words using a total of nine letters arranged on a board that can be moved up and down or left and right. “Daily Ladder” mode consists of five levels that players must reach, each requiring a specific number of points to advance. A year later, in 2017, a clone called Word Connect emerged, highlighting the ongoing trend of game developers imitating each other and capitalizing on popular titles.

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