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When will the wordle clones subside? This one, like some others, isn't bad but it's not good either.Everyone plays Wordle and it's unlikely any of these clones will take its place.

If you want to make a personal project then cool: go for it. Does it belong on HN though? It's not interesting when it's the 100th clone on the 100th day. But, alas that is what upvotes are for I guess.

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If we're talking about the same posts - would we call them clones? They seem like different games, with different rules. They may be inspired by the original game in some way, but they seem like creative offerings of their own merit, and it's interesting to see the ways different people's minds go with it. I think I'd personally call a clone a "re-implementation of the same concept".

That is true and, hypocritically, I am doing the same thing with a non-game, non-wordle web app.

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