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| Submission declined on 20 June 2024 by Zxcvbnm (talk). Not seeing a Reception section in the article, so it fails WP:INDISCRIMINATE right now. Please add one in, with several reliably sourced reviews. Declined by Zxcvbnm 8 months ago. | |
Comment: Reception section could be expanded, and in my opinion the page at present kinda reads like an advertisement. Phrases like "In terms of Wurdian's features both" aren't encyclopedic. λ NegativeMP1 18:19, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
| Wurdian | |
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| Developer(s) | Ronald van den Berg |
| Publisher(s) | Quixotic Apps |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release | Android: 21 May, 2021 iOS: 23 May, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Word game, Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Singleplayer, Multiplayer (2-4 people) |
Wurdian is a online game that offers a different take on Scrabble and is playable on iOS and Android devices.[1] The app has been developed by Ronald van den Berg (Dutchman), and the name Wurdian comes from the Frisian 'Wurd' which means word.[2] The game was released in 2021.
Gameplay
[edit]Wurdian's rules are similar to the ones in Scrabble and Wordfeud, in the sense that players play on a 15×15 board and that the regular board contains bonus tiles which double or triples the letter or word value. For a bingo 45 points are rewarded. The game can be played with 2-4 people at once and with different turn durations: from 90 seconds to 72 hours per turn.[3][4]
However, Wurdian has some differences compared to Scrabble. The game incorporates a bonus system that rewards players for using longer words, and it includes a replay option that allows players to revisit their gameplay progress. [5] Every player receives one blank tile and there is a fixed bonus of 25 points for the first person that clears their rack (no points are added for remaining letters on the opponent's rack). The game has a 'final round' in which players have one more turn after the first person clearing the rack. If they manage to finish with an empty rack as well, they will receive 10 bonus points.
The colours of the board and the bonus tiles can be customised and definitions of words can be looked up by using a check button. With that button words can also be submitted to be added to the database. [6]
Lastly, there is a game mode with daily challenges in which players need to find either 3 bingos or a 15-letter word.
Tournaments
[edit]Additionally, there is an automated tournament mode [7] in which each participant plays a game against every other player and a ranking is maintained based on the game results. A player creating a tournament acts as the host of the tournament. The host has several setting options:
- The tournament can contain between 2 and 20 players.
- The time between turns can be set to 12, 24, 48, or 72 hours per turn.
- The host can decide on what type of board is played and if the long word bonus is applied
- Tournaments can be set as public or private and can be limited to players with a specific skill score.
Languages
[edit]Wurdian offers several languages to play: Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Frisian, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish and in December there is a Top 2000 'language' version. [8][9] This is an occasion for players to place (part of) songs on the board that are in the Dutch Top 2000.
Reception
[edit]| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC-Active |   [10] |
In January 2025 Wurdian had around 122,000 registered players and roughly 5.4 million games had been played.[11] Wurdian was reviewed by the Dutch computer magazine PC-Active and was rated with 4.5/5 stars.[12] Furthermore, the magazine and platform Corporate Vision commended the game's ingenuity, intuitive design and its variety of thoughtful features. It underlined Wurdian's 4.6-star rating from over 2000 reviews in the Playstore, indicating generally positive reviews of the word game. [13]
Media
[edit]The Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad (AD) highly recommended Wurdian, praising its variety of options and customisable boards.[14] Moreover, Wurdian received media attention from the Frisian broadcaster Omrop Fryslân thanks to its availability in the Frisian language, which had not been seen before in this type of word game.[15] The developer worked closely with the Frisian education committee Afûk to make a Frisian interface for the game, which also highlighted this collaboration on its website.[16]
Awards
[edit]The platform Innovation in Business honoured Wurdian with the Best Indie Word Game App in The Developer Awards 2024. [17]
References
[edit]- ^ Meijroos, Jan (13 April 2022). "Met deze Wordfeud-alternatieven kom je Wereld Scrabble Dag wel door" (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Meijroos, Jan (12 January 2022). "Deze Nederlander dacht dat Wordfeud beter kon, dus bouwde hij zelf maar een game" (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Lageweg, Ben (8 June 2022). "Review Woorden verzinnen: Wurdian" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Vroegop, Bastiaan (20 December 2024). "Klaar met Wordfeud? Probeer deze woordspellen voor je smartphone" (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Best Indie Word Game App 2024: Wurdian". Corporate Vision. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Meijroos, Jan (13 April 2022). "Met deze Wordfeud-alternatieven kom je Wereld Scrabble Dag wel door" (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Meijroos, Jan (13 April 2022). "Met deze Wordfeud-alternatieven kom je Wereld Scrabble Dag wel door" (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Taalspellen Wordle en Wurdian nu ook in het Fries" (in Dutch). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Ronald van den Berg, opgegroeid in Warten, woonachtig in Stockholm, bedacht Wurdian: online scrabbelen in het Fries. 'It moast better as Wordfeud, al mist it ynzoomen noch'" (in Western Frisian). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Lageweg, Ben (June 8, 2022). "Review Woorden verzinnen: Wurdian". PC-Active. Archived from the original on March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "A new multiplayer word game for 2-4 players". Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Lageweg, Ben (8 June 2022). "Review Woorden verzinnen: Wurdian" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Best Indie Word Game App 2024: Wurdian". Corporate Vision. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Meijroos, Jan (13 April 2022). "Met deze Wordfeud-alternatieven kom je Wereld Scrabble Dag wel door" (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Taalspellen Wordle en Wurdian nu ook in het Fries" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslân. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Populaire taalspelletjes Wordle en Wurdian nu ook in het Fries" (in Dutch). Afûk. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "The Developer Awards - 2024 Wurdian". Innovation in Business. 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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