Wordfeud is a multiplayer mobile word game developed by Håkon Bertheussen in 2010. Based on the principle of Scrabble, it allows players to play games with up to 30 friends and random opponents simultaneously. It received positive reviews from TechRadar and PCWorld.[2][3]
| Wordfeud | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bertheussen IT |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | iOS: April 4, 2011[1] Android: November 10, 2011[1] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
By 2011, the game had nearly eight million users worldwide.[4] In July 2020, Norwegian news site Dagens Næringsliv reported that the game had made Bertheussen a multimillionaire.[5]
Reactions
editThe game sometimes requires so much attention that conversations are cut off and interrupted when a player makes a move. In September 2011, a café in Zwolle, the Netherlands, sought publicity by banning the game in the café.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Wordfeud (2011) release dates". MobyGames.com.
- ^ December 2010, PC Plus 28 (28 December 2010). "Wordfeud review". TechRadar.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "WordFeud FREE". PCWorld.com. August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction". The Local Sweden. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Hollum, Jantra (July 8, 2020). "Drømmeår for Wordfeud-gründer". Dn.no.
- ^ "A WordFeud ban in a Dutch café". www.findallwords.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
External links
edit
 | This video game–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |