People are outraged at the New York Times Connections game for this one reason
10 months, 2 weeks ago

People are outraged at the New York Times Connections game for this one reason

The Independent  

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NYT Connections: The game tried to one-up Wordle. We're only now seeing the mistake.
1 year, 5 months ago

NYT Connections: The game tried to one-up Wordle. We're only now seeing the mistake.

Slate  

Spelling Bee has never failed to humble me. In Connections, each correct group of words is transformed into a solid-colored bar, so that when you win, your handiwork is laid out in front of you in the form of four rainbow stripes: So aside from the hiccup of accusations of copycatting and an overly literal name that sounds more like …

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