The Secret Behind Your NYT Games Addiction

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Sep 7, 202635:13Business

: Neal and Toby chat with New York Times Head of Games Jonathan Knight to talk about the success of Wordle and how it became wildly successful. Also, an inside look into how The New York Times decides which games are wor...

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