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

Anyone tried the new game 'Connections'

www.nytimes.com/games/connections

BlueBelle Wed 10-Jan-24 04:40:53

Wednesday
Connections
Puzzle #213
πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Parsley3 Tue 09-Jan-24 16:40:40

Connections
Puzzle #212
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Got there in the end.

Mollygo Tue 09-Jan-24 10:25:48

Connections
Puzzle #213
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
😁

Cressida Tue 09-Jan-24 09:43:30

Connections
Puzzle #212
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

I haven't a clue what green is all about! I think I will have to Google to try and understand it.

BlueBelle Tue 09-Jan-24 07:34:59

Connections
Puzzle #212
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟩🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟦🟩
No idea either JackieB
And the last one in the blue group doesn’t resonate with me either

JackyB Tue 09-Jan-24 07:28:31

Connections
Puzzle #212
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟩🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

When you have all solved today's, can someone explain the strange words in the green group?

OldFrill Tue 09-Jan-24 00:08:05

Connections
Puzzle #212
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
smile

Parsley3 Mon 08-Jan-24 14:48:17

Connections
Puzzle #211
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Miserable failure today

Mollygo Mon 08-Jan-24 11:22:19

Connections
Puzzle #212
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
The last line will mean more to US players than it meant to me, even though it is supposed to be the second easiest colour.

Cressida Mon 08-Jan-24 10:18:28

Connections
Puzzle #211
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

BlueBelle Mon 08-Jan-24 07:09:12

Connections
Puzzle #211
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Oh er have no idea what the last purple one is about !!!

What happened there Ali

Ali08 Mon 08-Jan-24 05:28:55

'Phew!'

OldFrill Mon 08-Jan-24 00:10:51

Connections
Puzzle #211
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦πŸŸͺ
Oh dear, I'm getting rapidly worse.

Parsley3 Sun 07-Jan-24 12:13:08

Connections
Puzzle #210
🟦🟨🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨πŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Cressida Sun 07-Jan-24 12:02:04

Connections
Puzzle #210
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Mollygo Sun 07-Jan-24 10:18:56

Connections
Puzzle #211
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
That’s the fastest I’ve ever done it.

BlueBelle Sun 07-Jan-24 05:55:42

Can’t do it today I m afraid
I don’t think they are always obvious when you see them oldfrill there’s two in todays that mean nothing to me
Connections
Puzzle #210
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟨πŸŸͺ
🟩🟦🟦πŸŸͺ

OldFrill Sun 07-Jan-24 01:04:17

So obvious when you see the answers!

Connections
Puzzle #210
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
🟩🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩

Mollygo Sat 06-Jan-24 10:40:42

Connections
Puzzle #210
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟦🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Callistemon21 Sat 06-Jan-24 10:25:39

Connections
Puzzle #209
πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦

Elless I got two lines but I think my vocabulary must be sadly lacking in American slang terms!

Elless Sat 06-Jan-24 10:22:48

Sat staring at it and nothing is jumping out at me - stumped😠

Cressida Sat 06-Jan-24 10:17:43

Connections
Puzzle #209
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

BlueBelle Sat 06-Jan-24 06:00:20

Didn’t understand the terminology of 3 out of 4
Is there a British version anywhere ?
Connections
Puzzle #209
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟨
πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟨🟦πŸŸͺ

OldFrill Sat 06-Jan-24 00:12:27

Connections
Puzzle #209
πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Near disaster

Parsley3 Fri 05-Jan-24 19:00:21

Connections
Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

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