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

Anyone tried the new game 'Connections'

www.nytimes.com/games/connections

OldFrill Mon 19-Feb-24 00:11:36

I solved it in the same order as you Mollygo

Oldnproud Mon 19-Feb-24 08:24:23

Connections
Puzzle #253
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Cressida Mon 19-Feb-24 09:21:54

Connections
Puzzle #253
πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Callistemon21 Mon 19-Feb-24 10:26:30

Connections
Puzzle #253
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Mollygo Mon 19-Feb-24 19:24:21

Connections
Puzzle #254
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
More by good luck, after the first two!

OldFrill Tue 20-Feb-24 00:55:49

Connections
Puzzle #254
πŸŸͺ🟨🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Oldnproud Tue 20-Feb-24 08:48:16

Connections
Puzzle #254
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Cressida Tue 20-Feb-24 09:39:36

Connections
Puzzle #254
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Parsley3 Tue 20-Feb-24 09:40:30

Connections
Puzzle #254
πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟦
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Callistemon21 Tue 20-Feb-24 10:03:49

Connections
Puzzle #254
🟦🟨🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Mollygo Tue 20-Feb-24 12:50:02

Connections
Puzzle #255
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Oldnproud Wed 21-Feb-24 09:08:04

Connections
Puzzle #255
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Cressida Wed 21-Feb-24 09:11:43

Connections
Puzzle #255
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

JackyB Wed 21-Feb-24 09:34:49

Connections
Puzzle #255
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦

Can someone explain the blue group?

Mollygo Wed 21-Feb-24 10:20:29

Connections
Puzzle #256
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Purple is definitely an Only Connect clue.

Callistemon21 Wed 21-Feb-24 10:50:08

Connections
Puzzle #255
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
🟩πŸŸͺ🟦🟩

JackyB no, me neither.

As for the green ones, I tried twice and usually they tell me if there is only one wrong but not this time, so that put me off altogether!

OldFrill Thu 22-Feb-24 02:01:58

Connections
Puzzle #256
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

BlueBelle Thu 22-Feb-24 08:00:06

Connections
Puzzle #256
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟦🟩🟩🟦
🟦🟩🟩🟩
I still have no idea of the connections of one word in blue as I see others have

Oldnproud Thu 22-Feb-24 08:36:03

Connections
Puzzle #256
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Once again, I only got the last row because they were all that were left. Not sure how long it would have taken my to spot the link otherwise!

Cressida Thu 22-Feb-24 08:59:33

Connections
Puzzle #256
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Parsley3 Thu 22-Feb-24 10:13:58

Connections
Puzzle #256
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Callistemon21 Thu 22-Feb-24 10:17:44

Connections
Puzzle #256
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦

😲

Mollygo Thu 22-Feb-24 20:23:32

Connections
Puzzle #257
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Blue was tricky-

Cressida Fri 23-Feb-24 09:11:34

Connections
Puzzle #257
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

BlueBelle Fri 23-Feb-24 09:39:21

Connections
Puzzle #257
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

I didn’t understand the third one in the blue row

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