LinkedIn Enters Gaming Market: LinkedIn is stepping into the gaming world with the launch of three new puzzle games, marking a new way to engage users.
New Games Available Worldwide: Users globally can now access LinkedIn's new puzzle games via the LinkedIn website and mobile app.
Games on My Network Page: The new games—Pinpoint, Queens, and Crossclimb—are available on the My Network page for mobile and desktop users.
Daily Play and Connection Interaction: Users can play each game once daily and see which of their connections are also participating.
Leaderboards for Companies and Schools: Leaderboards will track performance across companies and schools, adding a competitive edge to the games.
Pinpoint Game Description: Pinpoint requires players to identify a common category linking a series of words, with strategic guessing to minimize attempts.
Queens Game Description: Queens is a logic puzzle inspired by Sudoku, where players place crowns on a grid while ensuring no adjacent crowns and maintaining unique crowns in each row and column.
Crossclimb Game Description: Crossclimb combines crossword puzzles and word ladders, where players use trivia and word knowledge to solve puzzles with changing words.
Games Inspired by Wordle Success: LinkedIn's new games follow the popularity of Wordle, aiming to keep users engaged in a similar "thinking-oriented" manner.
Fun and Engagement on LinkedIn: The introduction of these games aims to make LinkedIn not just a professional network but also a platform for casual fun and intellectual challenge.