Damn, tried Wordle tonight. It's addictive. Some players have said it is like "Jotto". I never played that. But I started beating Woordle after the 3rd game and went about 15 for 20 afterwards. I always find a way to figure out how to play games well.
I understand it as an older game called 'Mastermind'. That wasn't a word game, but it worked the same in general. It had 4 colors of pegs. One player set the 4 pegs in secret, colors arranged and duplicated as desired; the other player had to end up with the same colors in order to win.
The set-up player had to set pegs on the side after each try according to "right color right spot" or "right color, wrong spot". No pegs meant "no color in any spot". Took about 12-20 turns to win or lose (I forget).
I played it with several intelligent people as the set up person. None ever got the pegs right by turn so it was always a bit maddening. I would show they erred, in like, "turn 7". As set-up player myself, I always got it right. It's just logic.
It was one of those games people didn't want to play after a few times. They couldn't do either side right.
Naturally, *I* loved it. When the set-up player got pegs right, I solved it. When I was the "set up" player, it was 50-50.
I'm like that about weird complicated board games. I "get" all the rules immediately. Just a talent (or maybe a mental rule-weirdness ability). I've never met anyone like me in that regard. I'm just a person with a particular ability to understand game rules really quickly and understand how to use them...
There was a game club when I first moved here. When I discovered them, they had just disbanded. I tried to start a new one, but got no takers. I have a bedroom closet shelf filled to the top with games I will never play again due to lack of opponents... It seems so sad. I would sure love to play some of those games.
On the other hand, it has been many years since I tried. Maybe I should join a local social media page and try again. I can't be the ONLY person around here that likes board games!
