Imagine an alternative to a school break filled with video games and “I’m bored” waiting for your family in hidden messages that spark the exploration of some of the most scenic and eclectic locations ...

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The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game.