SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – It's Wordle, but for San Francisco real estate.
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There's a new, local offshoot of the New York Times' ubiquitous and addictive guessing game "Wordle," which has captivated users worldwide since last year. For the few that haven't tried Wordle, the concept is simple: users have six guesses to determine a mystery six-letter word.
The game has spawned a plethora of spinoffs, including Worldle (a geography version), Nerdle (a math version), Squirdle (a Pokemon version), Heardle (a music version), Taylordle (a Taylor Swift version) and Poetl (an NBA version).
Now, there's a puzzle built for Bay Area residents called "Listed SF."
The game, which does not have an app and is only available online, pokes fun at the sky-high, often astonishing property prices in the city by the Bay.
Users are shown a picture of a recently sold property (within the last two weeks) in San Francisco and are given nine chances to correctly guess within 1% of the correct cost of the home. After every incorrect guess, a new clue is revealed, which includes the San Francisco neighborhood it's in, its property type, the number of beds and baths, the date it was built, the size, and when it was previously sold and for what price.
In addition, after each wrong answer, users will be shown an arrow which will tell them whether their next guess should be higher or lower. A slanted arrow, indicating a little lower or higher, means your guess was within 10%.
Like the original game, the program keeps track of users' number of correct guesses in a row and their longest streak and they can share their results on social media. Once the actual price of the home is revealed, participants are directed to a link of the listing on Redfin.
A new listing is released every night at midnight.
The game, which was created by Bay Area software developers, started as a nationwide game called "Listed" featuring property prices from across the country, before branching out with Chicago and San Francisco-dedicated versions in October, according to SFGATE.
Think you know San Francisco real estate? Try Listed SF by clicking here.
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