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

Anyone tried the new game 'Connections'

www.nytimes.com/games/connections

Callistemon21 Mon 25-Mar-24 10:10:34

Connections
Puzzle #288
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩πŸŸͺ🟦

Still confused

Mollygo Mon 25-Mar-24 10:58:33

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Much easier this time.

Oldnproud Mon 25-Mar-24 11:09:28

Callistemon21

I'm staring at it, perplexed.
Might have to have another β˜•

Ditto

Oldnproud Mon 25-Mar-24 11:19:23

Connections
Puzzle #288
🟨🟨🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦

Oh well, at least I got two rows in the end. Couldn't see those at earlier!

Parsley3 Mon 25-Mar-24 20:51:47

Connections
Puzzle #288
🟨🟦🟩🟨
🟩🟨🟦🟩
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦🟩🟦🟦
Total dunderhead.

BlueBelle Tue 26-Mar-24 05:55:22

Connections
Puzzle #289
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Found that one easy today …no Americanisms

JackyB Tue 26-Mar-24 07:29:26

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yes, that really was one for beginners!

Oldnproud Tue 26-Mar-24 08:11:31

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Parsley3 Tue 26-Mar-24 08:28:03

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Callistemon21 Tue 26-Mar-24 09:59:33

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

That's the fastest I've ever done it! A personal record πŸ™‚
Just as well because I failed miserably at Wordle.

Mollygo Tue 26-Mar-24 10:24:20

Congrats on your time!πŸ‘πŸ‘
I wasn’t so good on #290
BConnections
Puzzle #290
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟦🟩🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Cressida Tue 26-Mar-24 10:49:27

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

MiniMoon Tue 26-Mar-24 23:26:49

Connections
Puzzle #289
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

BlueBelle Wed 27-Mar-24 04:10:09

Connections
Puzzle #290
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Struggled with blue and purple as usual but got it by mistake
I still don’t think the last blue one really fits

Oldnproud Wed 27-Mar-24 08:00:04

Connections
Puzzle #290
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Cressida Wed 27-Mar-24 11:10:01

Connections
Puzzle #290
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Parsley3 Wed 27-Mar-24 11:20:17

Connections
Puzzle #290
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
Couldn't get the blue or purple today.

Callistemon21 Wed 27-Mar-24 15:27:37

Connections
Puzzle #290
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦

Never heard of last blue one on penultimate line.
Last purple one is another Americanism

Mollygo Wed 27-Mar-24 18:39:20

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
By dint of trying . . . But the last purple ???

BlueBelle Thu 28-Mar-24 07:15:32

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟦🟦🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

The last purple one is nothing I ve EVER come across and the last blue one is a bit tenuous in my opinion 🀬

Parsley3 Thu 28-Mar-24 07:48:42

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Lucky guesses for blue and purple.

Callistemon21 Thu 28-Mar-24 10:15:40

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Cressida Thu 28-Mar-24 11:23:01

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Luckily I'd heard of all the blue ones
Purple was a strange connection

Oldnproud Thu 28-Mar-24 16:37:26

Connections
Puzzle #291
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦

Mollygo Thu 28-Mar-24 23:35:18

Connections
Puzzle #292
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Surprised by the order.

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