Brandle is a New Wordle Clone About Guessing Brand Names
Wordle fans are continuing to find new ways to put a spin on the word puzzle game, creating new versions of Wordle with unique twists. Now, a sibling duo have created their own Wordle clone named Brandle, with a capitalistic take on the original design.
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle and released in October last year. Since then, casual puzzle gamers have flocked to it in droves, enjoying the simple and addictive nature of the game: solve a 5-letter word each day. The game has been so successful, the New York Times acquired it for a princely seven-figure sum, incorporating it into their online puzzle collection this year.
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Brandle was created by Andreas Leopold, a computer science student behind Code A Software, who created the game with their sibling. In a post to the /r/wordle community on Reddit, a user by the name of HalcytheWolf shared details about the project. In contrast to the original Wordle, Brandle uses 6 letters instead of 5, and is based on brand names instead of English words. It also uses a randomly generated word for each playthrough, unlike the daily word in Wordle that everyone must solve (though, the developers haven’t ruled out changing this.)
Brandle is an interesting take on Wordle, and it has potential, although the list of brands contained in the game is limited only to very famous and popular brands. Even then, a number of leading brands appear to be missing from the database. It was unable to identify Magnum, a popular brand of ice cream, or UNIQLO, which was ranked among the top 10 fashion brands in the world this year. Curiously, it was able to recognize some more awkward entries, such as the retired computer brand Compaq. Some brands
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