Wordle fans have been offered a number of strike-friendly alternatives while staff at the New York Times stage a walkout.
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Earlier this week the Times Tech Guild, a union that represents over 600 members of staff who work on the New York Times‘ website and games section, went on strike after “multiple rounds of intense” negotiations.
Following the decision, gamers were encouraged not to cross the picket line and avoid playing New York Times games like Wordle and Connections, as well as the daily crossword.
Now protesting staff have shared a number of strike-friendly alternatives via the new Guilds Bundle. “We know how hard it is to break your Wordle streak, so we have been hard at work making more games for our supporters,” they explained.
We know how hard it is to break your Wordle streak, so we have been hard at work making more games for our supporters! Here's our latest: Trivia and Jokes 🃏🎲https://t.co/6jgliDfhOp pic.twitter.com/N7LcFCxTr6
— New York Times Tech Guild (@NYTGuildTech) November 7, 2024
The eight games include Strikeman, a timely take on classic word game Hangman, and Scabby’s Fair Contract Builder which sees players take control of Scabby the rat as he tries to collect falling good proposals while avoiding the bad ones. There’s also a reworked version of traffic-crossing game Frogger and the Tech Guild’s own daily crossword.
Wordle fans can play Strikle, a strike-themed clone of the game, while developers have also created a strike edition of New York Times’ own Connections. Check them out here.
