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Elless Sun 26-Nov-23 16:46:06

Anyone tried the new game 'Connections'

www.nytimes.com/games/connections

Cressida Fri 22-Mar-24 10:27:07

Connections
Puzzle #285
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦

That was evil. Green & yellow I got easily & so did my daughter but she failed to get blue & purple, too.

Oldnproud Fri 22-Mar-24 07:59:25

Connections
Puzzle #285
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟦🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟨

OK, I should perhaps have got the yellows, but like you BlueBelle, I was totally stumped by the first blue.
I was also thrown by the last purple, even though the correct connection between some of the other purples had crossed my mind as a possibility.

Parsley3 Fri 22-Mar-24 07:44:25

Connections
Puzzle #285
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
Will have to Google breaking.

BlueBelle Fri 22-Mar-24 05:35:27

Mollygo how do you 285 before you do 284 I understand your time difference may make your timing different but how can you do285 Thursday morning and 284 Thursday evening that’s as much an enigma to me as the puzzle itself
What am I missing ?

BlueBelle Fri 22-Mar-24 05:28:52

Connections
Puzzle #285
πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
The first blue one doesn’t make sense to me

Mollygo Thu 21-Mar-24 20:06:59

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Strangely, this #284 was totally different from the first time I did it, and much easier.

Parsley3 Thu 21-Mar-24 15:28:35

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Guesswork but why did I not see the palindrome?

Callistemon21 Thu 21-Mar-24 10:21:23

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦

Duh!! Should have got those.

Mollygo Thu 21-Mar-24 10:14:36

#284 was not good. #285 was pure guesswork and I still don’t get one in blue and one in purple.
Connections
Puzzle #285
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Cressida Thu 21-Mar-24 09:24:08

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Parsley3 The rock bands were Cream, Kiss, Journey & Rush

Oldnproud Thu 21-Mar-24 07:20:57

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

I found that a lot easier than the last few, thank goodness.
I'm not sure I would ever have spotted the purple connection for myself though, but at least I 'got' it once the answers were revealed!

BlueBelle Thu 21-Mar-24 05:23:00

Connections
Puzzle #284
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

No idea of purple but that was all that was left I too googled two words

MiniMoon Wed 20-Mar-24 18:36:13

Didn't resrot to google. Too American for me today.
Connections
Puzzle #283
🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ🟨

Callistemon21 Wed 20-Mar-24 12:31:44

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦

Well, the ones I put together were definitely connected but not in their view.

Parsley3 Wed 20-Mar-24 11:31:38

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
I also Googled words for this one. I don't understand the rock bands connection at all.

Cressida Wed 20-Mar-24 09:29:06

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Had to google a couple of the words!

Oldnproud Wed 20-Mar-24 08:09:06

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨

BlueBelle Wed 20-Mar-24 05:47:08

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟩
🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
No idea why it made all my answers the same I was trying different combinations
I spent more time on google looking half the words up

BlueBelle Tue 19-Mar-24 15:37:48

Definitely them

Mollygo Tue 19-Mar-24 12:35:31

Connections
Puzzle #283
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
It certainly is them Callistemon21!

Callistemon21 Tue 19-Mar-24 10:01:46

Connections
Puzzle #282
🟨🟦🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩

It's not us, it's them πŸ˜ƒ

Cressida Tue 19-Mar-24 09:56:50

Connections
Puzzle #282
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Oldnproud Tue 19-Mar-24 07:30:17

Connections
Puzzle #282
🟨🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟦
πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
Likewise!

BlueBelle Tue 19-Mar-24 05:53:51

Connections
Puzzle #282
🟨🟦🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟦
Utter rubbish today

Mollygo Mon 18-Mar-24 23:55:44

Connections
Puzzle #282
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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