Your weekly guide to the events and happenings in and around Boyertown, PA
What to do? Where to go? Here is your one stop list of community events, music, arts, food, business specials, and historic events for Boyertown and beyond…
As a Boyertown graduate, a real estate agent at Glocker Realty, and also a proud member of Building a Better Boyertown, I have had the joy of watching our little town grow. I enjoy having any part in helping our community to move forward. I hope this weekly blog will help shine a light on all the great things happening in and around Boyertown, PA
Here is what’s going down during the week of 2/17/2022 – 2/23/2022
The Wordle Phenomenon
Have you been hearing chatter about the game Wordle…um, pretty much everywhere? Maybe you saw the weird cryptic green, yellow and gray Wordle boxes being posted on social media? Have you wondered what this Wordle thing is, but haven’t looked into it yet? Well let’s take a dive in and find out!
Wordle is a free online daily word game that has amassed millions of players since its creation just a few months ago. The appeal is in its simplicity. Each Day at midnight a new secret five letter word is chosen, and you try to guess it. You get six chances to get it right. When you enter the word you think it might be, each letter will turn green, yellow, or grey. If it turns green, the letter is correct and in the right place. Yellow means it’s the right letter, but in the wrong place. Grey means that letter is not in the secret word at all. That’s it! So simple, but so much fun. The sense of accomplishment you feel if you figure out the word in six tries is grand, but if you get it before the sixth try, well that makes you feel fantabulous!
The game was started by Josh Wardle, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York. He originally created it for his partner to play. When constructing the original idea, he found that there are about 12,000 five letter words in the English language. Then he narrowed it down to about 2,500 words that people have actually heard of. This means the game could last for a good many years before ever repeating a word. In October of 2021 Mr. Wardle decided to release his game to the public. On November 1st only 90 people had played it. Within two months that number had grown to 300,000, and continued to snowball from there.
With the popularity of the game skyrocketing, and players now in the millions, The New York Times offered to purchase the widely popular word puzzle from Mr. Wardle for an undisclosed seven-figure sum. With the purchase now complete, the NY Times has assured fans that Wordle will be free to play for new and existing players, and no changes will be made to its gameplay.
With the success of anything, imitation is bound to follow, and Wordle is no exception. There are now many “spinoff” games that follow the same idea, but with a twist. Here are a few.
- Worldle – A geography-based version.
- Primel – This uses numbers instead of letters.
- Absurdle – This game is actively trying to avoid giving you the answer.
- Lewdle – A game using rude and obscene words.
It might be fun trying some of the other versions, but the original always seems to be the most fun.
Now that you know a little more about this people pleasing puzzle, why don’t you give it a try. It only takes a few minutes of your time, and it always leaves you wanting more. Go ahead. Test your S K I L L.
Try it here: WORDLE
LET’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK at your community each week on “The Cast at Glocker”! Matt Green & Jeff Frederick interview local entrepreneurs and those involved in helping the Boyertown area communities. You can catch us every Wednesday at 6pm as we livestream at the Glocker Realty & Insurance Facebook and YouTube pages. Join us live, comment, post questions, and be part of the conversation!
This past Wednesday we interviewd Adriene, who is the owner of Stellar House Gift Shop in Boyertown, PA. See the interview below:
EVENTS LIST
THURSDAY 2/17/2022
- Scream (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
FRIDAY 2/18/2022
- MOJO (live music) – The Inn At St Peters Village, Saint Peters 5:30pm
- Just Jessica Music (live music) – Craft Ale House, Limerick 7-9pm
- Kareoke Night – The Bally Hotel, Bally 7pm-1am
- Pennhurst Asylum Ghost Hunt – Pennhurst Asylum, Spring City 7pm-4am
- Jumper (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SATURDAY 2/19/2022
- Hoods Up Weekend – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 9:30am-4pm
- Flora and Fauna Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Ken Pierson & Johnny O (live music) – Adello Vineyard & Winery, Perkiomenville 2-5pm
- Come to the Table FREE MEAL – St John’s Lutheran Church of Boyertown 4:30-5:30pm
- Flora and Fauna Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 5-8pm
- Karaoke Night! – Iezzi’s on 3rd, Boyertown 8-11pm
- Bigg Romeo (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- Saturday Night Karaoke – Durango’s Saloon, Boyertown 10pm-1:30am
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SUNDAY 2/20/2022
- Hoods Up Weekend – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 9:30am-4pm
- Flora and Fauna Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Sunset Skyz Music Duo (live music) – Adello Vineyard & Winery, Perkiomenville 1-4pm
- Dirty Dance Band (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 2-6pm
- Flora and Fauna Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 5-8pm
- Kim & Paul (live music) – Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny, Boyertown 5-8pm
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
MONDAY 2/21/2022
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
TUESDAY 2/22/2022
- Trivia Tuesday – Doc’s Irish Pub, Gilbertsville 8pm
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
WEDNESDAY 2/23/2022
- Q&A with Kendra and Autumn (facebook live) – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 2-2:15pm
- The Cast at Glocker w/ Stirrups Mobile Bar Co. (facebook live) – Glocker Realty & Insurance 6-7pm
- BASH Bands Mid Year Concert – Boyertown Area Senior High, Boyertown 7pm
- Uncharted (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
“Good words are worth much, and cost little” – George Herbert
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