May the Best Friend Win! Zynga Launches Words With Friends 2 to Global Audiences
November 08 2017 - 9:00AM
Today, Zynga (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a leading social game developer,
announced the launch of Words With Friends 2, a next-generation
take on the world’s most popular mobile word game. With innovative,
engaging new features inspired by eight years of Words With Friends
gameplay, Words With Friends 2 is available today on the App Store
for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for Android devices.
Since launching in 2009, Words With Friends has been installed
more than 250 million times and is one of the App Store's Top 10
free games of all time, with an estimated 57 million active Words
With Friends matches being played around the world at any given
moment. Words With Friends 2 pairs the classic gameplay of Words
With Friends with the top features requested from the Words With
Friends player community, including an AI bot-powered Solo
Challenge, team versus team Lightning Round and enhanced Social
Dictionary.
“As one of Zynga’s most popular and iconic forever franchises,
Words With Friends continues to connect millions of people around
the world every day through a shared love of social wordplay,” said
Bernard Kim, President of Publishing, Zynga. “Words With Friends 2
honors the rich, pop-culture legacy and beloved social gameplay of
Words With Friends, while introducing innovative features in the
largest refresh in the game’s eight-year history. We’re proud to
bring our loyal fans a brand-new experience that’s inspired by all
the ways they want to play. Whether it’s teaming up in our
first-ever synchronous multiplayer mode with Lightning Round or
improving their vocabulary prowess in Solo Challenge, Words With
Friends 2 gives players more opportunities to master their favorite
word game than ever before.”
Highlighted by a refreshed, modern look and feel, Words With
Friends 2 showcases top player-requested features that enhance the
classic gameplay and immersive social experience of Words With
Friends including:
- Solo Challenge: Powered by the latest AI
technology, WordMaster bots help players develop their strategic
skills by advancing through a ladder of increasingly tough matches.
Through rapid, real-time gameplay, Solo Challenge features a
personalized playing experience, ensuring wordies are properly
challenged in the ultimate battle of man versus machine.
- Lightning Round: A first-ever synchronous
multiplayer feature, Lightning Round introduces a brand-new way to
experience the beloved gameplay of Words With Friends faster and
more competitive than ever before. For the first time ever in Words
With Friends, players will be able to play against more than one
person in the same match by joining teams of five in a rapid-fire
wordplay faceoff.
- Boosts: From previewing all possible tile
placements in Word Radar to uncovering the best word choice after
you’ve made your move with Hindsight, the boosts in Words With
Friends 2 are designed to continually build gameplay strategy and
vocabulary, helping even the most accomplished player increase
their word score.
- Social Dictionary: Inspired by the over 5,000
new word requests submitted by players every day, Words With
Friends recently launched the Social Dictionary, adding more than
50,000 new words in-game. Words With Friends 2 enhances the Social
Dictionary with in-depth stats allowing players to see how they
match up against opponents and the rest of the wordie community in
mastering the newest Social Dictionary additions.
Over the past eight years, more than 140 billion words have been
played in Words With Friends, with over 6.5 million matches created
every day. In honor of the game’s 8th anniversary, Words With
Friends recently surveyed over 65,000 players to uncover their
views on the hottest word trends and playing preferences
including:
- 34% of players call on the letter ‘J’ as their most favored
high scoring letter, followed by ‘Q’ at 28%, and ‘X’ and ‘Z’ tying
for third place with 19% respectively.
- 30% of players cited ‘Qis’ as their go-to high scoring word
followed by ‘Quad’ (25%) and ‘Jeez’ (23%).
- 37% of players play ‘Quo’ as their favorite new Social
Dictionary addition followed closely by ‘Queso’ at 30%.
- Nearly 40% of players’ favorite opponent is a friend they’ve
made in-game, followed by a member of their family at 32%.
Words With Friends 2 is now available to download and play for
free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad and on Google Play for
Android devices. For more information, visit the game’s community
channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Game logo and images can be found here:
https://zynga.box.com/s/83d6fifviu09tjb9xmrrourjntoj6cwk
About Zynga Inc.
Since its founding in 2007, Zynga's mission has been to connect
the world through games. To-date, more than 1 billion people have
played Zynga's games across Web and mobile, including FarmVille,
Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Hit it Rich! Slots and CSR Racing.
Zynga's games are available on a number of global platforms
including Apple iOS, Google Android, Facebook and Zynga.com. The
company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., and has
additional offices in the U.S., Canada, Finland, U.K., Ireland and
India. Learn more about Zynga at https://companyblogdotzynga.com or
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including those statements relating to, among other things, the
launch of Words With Friends 2, the game's success and the game's
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