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C_Pain
10/03/23 9:28:01 AM
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https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

Basically you're given a set of 8 words that can be grouped into 4 groups of 4. The trick is that they get progressively harder to relate to one another, and some groups will have one word which can apply to two groups, so you gotta really consider before you submit a guess since you only can make 4 mistakes. It's really hard but super satisfying when you get it.

Today's happened to be easy though TBH.

Connections
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uwnim
10/03/23 9:33:01 AM
#2:


Okay, managed to solve it without making a mistake.

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PoopPotato
10/03/23 9:38:10 AM
#3:


Ooh this is fun.
I only got the last one due to process of elimination, wasn't sure at all how they were connected even after getting it.
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C_Pain
10/03/23 10:18:38 AM
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Yeah, I often only get the purple due to process of elimination.

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ai123
10/03/23 10:22:33 AM
#5:


Connections
Puzzle #114





If you've ever watched bastard hard UK TV quiz show Only Connect, then you know how to do these. They don't even seem to have any red herrings.

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bluezero
10/03/23 10:58:24 AM
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Connections
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C_Pain
10/03/23 1:11:05 PM
#7:


Y'all are lucky it was an ez one today. Let's say how it goes tomorrow.

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noisetank
10/03/23 1:17:00 PM
#8:


just a lil tip: if you get 3/4 of the words in a category, it tells you that you're one away after guessing.

got all of them today.

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King_Rial
10/03/23 1:18:41 PM
#9:


Connections
Puzzle #114





I fucked up a bunch first before figuring it out. I was impatient. lol

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/5/AAE14lAAE5U5.png

I had to screenshot, because I made too many mistakes for Gamefaqs' emoji limit.

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Shotgunnova
10/03/23 1:23:43 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/8/7/AABhrNAAE5U7.png

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/3/5/AABhrNAAER7z.jpg

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animebop
10/03/23 1:29:14 PM
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ai123 posted...
Connections
Puzzle #114





If you've ever watched bastard hard UK TV quiz show Only Connect, then you know how to do these. They don't even seem to have any red herrings.

They typically do have red herrings, but more like easter eggs.

Spoiler Sunday's:

Straw, Wolf, Brick, Stick for 3 little pigs. It's hard to come up with a category that fits this; elements of the 3 little pigs? It's 3 building materials and a character. It probably won't trick most people, but it could.

Today's spoilers:

They very often have categories that have 5+ answers. For example, chat, speech, blather, jabber, and gab all describe someone talking.

I generally like them, but they stretch these categories occassionally. For example, wolves are not nocturnal, and beets are more purple than red.

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NightRender
10/03/23 9:25:39 PM
#12:


To anyone new to the game who can't get enough, there's a site that has been archiving the past versions.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/archive

After you've clicked around a bit and gotten used to the game, I invite you to try number 88 from September 7.

88 spoilers
I hate this puzzle with all my heart and soul. It's the one that made me find the subreddit just so I could find some place to complain. If you think this one is good, we can't be friends.

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King_Rial
10/03/23 9:29:28 PM
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I just played it. We can't be friends. I was instantly amused the second I read all of the words.

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NightRender
10/03/23 10:18:52 PM
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King_Rial
10/04/23 1:06:50 AM
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Connections
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mystic_belmont
10/04/23 6:32:37 AM
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Connections
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The last two took me time.

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PoopPotato
10/04/23 7:36:01 AM
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bluezero
10/04/23 7:52:33 AM
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Connections
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BlingBling22947
10/04/23 9:55:14 AM
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Connections
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that was fun

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animebop
10/04/23 5:35:14 PM
#20:


NightRender posted...
88 spoilers
I hate this puzzle with all my heart and soul. It's the one that made me find the subreddit just so I could find some place to complain. If you think this one is good, we can't be friends.

Doesn't fit the theme of the game.

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AloneIBreak
10/04/23 9:24:08 PM
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Connections
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King_Rial
10/05/23 4:33:41 AM
#22:


Connections
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uwnim
10/05/23 9:46:11 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/7/6/AAOe6xAAE5sM.png
This one was difficult for me.

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animebop
10/05/23 10:10:29 AM
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WilliamPorygon
10/05/23 2:14:12 PM
#25:


Connections
Puzzle #116





I know the colors/difficulty assignments are kind of subjective but I thought insect homophones was by far the easiest on today's game.

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animebop
10/05/23 2:56:44 PM
#26:


WilliamPorygon posted...
Connections
Puzzle #116





I know the colors/difficulty assignments are kind of subjective but I thought insect homophones was by far the easiest on today's game.


It's gonna be the more difficult one because you have to cross out red and figure it's specifically insect homophones, not just homophones. Not a particularly difficult puzzle though.

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C_Pain
10/05/23 5:13:41 PM
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NightRender posted...
To anyone new to the game who can't get enough, there's a site that has been archiving the past versions.

https://connections.swellgarfo.com/archive

After you've clicked around a bit and gotten used to the game, I invite you to try number 88 from September 7.

88 spoilers
I hate this puzzle with all my heart and soul. It's the one that made me find the subreddit just so I could find some place to complain. If you think this one is good, we can't be friends.
Oh that's neat. I was craving doing some more. I'll try 88 out lmao.

Connections
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Another decently easy one today once you get the first set.

Speaking of the colors, I feel like it has no graphic design sense in that it's not intuitive which is the hardest.

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WilliamPorygon
10/05/23 7:43:15 PM
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C_Pain posted...
Oh that's neat. I was craving doing some more. I'll try 88 out lmao.
Yeah, I'll just say puzzle 88 seemed like it was written by someone who didn't understand the concept of the game.

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King_Rial
10/06/23 4:47:24 AM
#29:


Connections
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mystic_belmont
10/06/23 5:44:10 AM
#30:


Connections
Puzzle #117





I had to look up dada, as I had no idea what it was.

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pegusus123456
10/06/23 5:46:41 AM
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mystic_belmont posted...


I had to look up dada, as I had no idea what it was.
I have Doom Patrol and the Sisterhood of Dada to thank for that lol.
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This was a pretty easy one too. The worst one I've seen was just sixteen different two letter abbreviations. I'mma be honest, I didn't even try on that one. I took one look and said no thanks.

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uwnim
10/06/23 7:18:26 AM
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Connections
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BlingBling22947
10/06/23 8:20:27 AM
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I hate the use of dead to describe laughter so that section threw me for a loop.

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C_Pain
10/06/23 9:18:26 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/8/5/AAUCoMAAE59h.jpg

Not perfect, but I did it. I didn't know the last Peter Pan character was the issue. I luckily know Dada because my partner is in art school lol.

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AloneIBreak
10/06/23 9:53:27 AM
#35:


Man I fucking suck at this one.

I have no experience with the last two categories so I tried to guess my way through those lol

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C_Pain
10/06/23 10:58:05 AM
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WilliamPorygon posted...
Yeah, I'll just say puzzle 88 seemed like it was written by someone who didn't understand the concept of the game.
lmao I tried it and that was... uh something. From your description I thought it would be really hard but it was so easy. Doesn't really match the concept of the game for sure.

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NightRender
10/06/23 11:22:18 AM
#37:


pegusus123456 posted...
The worst one I've seen was just sixteen different two letter abbreviations. I'mma be honest, I didn't even try on that one. I took one look and said no thanks.

I liked that one. It was a nightmare to even get started, but so satisfying when you get it. It really fits my play style of spending a lot of time second guessing myself before making my first guess.

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noisetank
10/06/23 3:20:16 PM
#38:


easy one today, no misses

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WilliamPorygon
10/06/23 3:30:35 PM
#39:


Connections
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alphagamble
10/06/23 4:37:05 PM
#40:


too easy

It's hardly Only Connect

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WilliamPorygon
10/06/23 4:59:50 PM
#41:


alphagamble posted...
too easy

It's hardly Only Connect
The target audience here is average joes, not Mensa members who want to flex their IQ on TV

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NightRender
10/06/23 6:44:06 PM
#42:


I would say that the difficulty is calibrated for the format. Being able to guess blindly on the Connecting Wall for the first 2 connections, means that the connections have to be harder.

With this game, the challenge is really seeing if you can get it without any wild stabs in the dark.

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King_Rial
10/07/23 12:29:11 AM
#43:


All names. I will not be getting this one. lol

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Guide
10/07/23 12:34:01 AM
#44:


Didn't understand until I lost, and then I smacked myself in the forehead.

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King_Rial
10/07/23 12:37:32 AM
#45:


Connections
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I played something else first. Then came back to it. It was easier than I thought.

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animebop
10/07/23 1:11:33 AM
#46:


Connections
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Very intimidating at first glance but once you clear one group the rest fall into place.

Except blue, may will. past tense?

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pegusus123456
10/07/23 2:29:55 AM
#47:


Connections
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Almost perfect. I went with Rose instead of Dale.

animebop posted...
Except blue, may will. past tense?
I didn't notice that it was so specific. I just figured it was verbs. That works just as well.

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ai123
10/07/23 2:35:34 AM
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Connections
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That was a cheeky little bastard, wasn't it?

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uwnim
10/07/23 7:29:26 AM
#49:


Connections
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Managed to avoid any mistakes though I was stuck staring at this for a few minutes after getting the greens.

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C_Pain
10/07/23 9:27:06 AM
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Damn, maybe I should have given it more thought but I failed. I couldn't even get one group. I was one away 3 times in a row but never heard of a dale.

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