[Word related game(ie. Scrabble, etc.)]

On 8/30/2022 at 1:48 PM, Ahanna_Jagger said:

Sorry for replying in an archive post, but that's really interesting - as for me, word games like Wordle Duotrigordle Nerdle or Phrazle https://phrazle.org/ etc should not be considered an ordinary video game. It's different.

Also, this kind of games can be treated as (some kind of) brain training, so it's not just an addiction, it can be useful as well

 

[Word related game(ie. Scrabble, etc.)]

On 7/29/2017 at 11:50 PM, Stevec2283 said:

Just wondering what everyone's thoughts were regarding mentally engaging games such as Scrabble and other word related games online, are they video games or not? 

To me, it's something to get you thinking, but with that being said it can also be addicting. So I don't know if I should play them or not.

Sorry for replying in an archive post, but that's really interesting - as for me, word games like Wordle Duotrigordle Nerdle etc should not be considered an ordinary video game. It's different.

[Some psychological tricks used to get us hooked]

As for me, the main trick is to give us the feeling of some sort of other life, which we can't have in reality. And for some of us this other life becomes more interesting and lovely than the original one...