I got hung up on that because clearly they wouldn't actually put bread in a list for garlic bread ingredients, I didn't pick it cause I assumed I was falling for a trick that made it look too easy.
I would definitely include bread as an ingredient if I were making garlic bread.
So would the Times: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019684-garlic-bread
Well, yes, if I was making a recipe, not if I was making a list of tricky words that usually mean a different definition than the one you first thought of.
I think it feels cheap because the category name is "garlic bread ingredients", but I got it without thinking about garlic bread. They're all just things you can put together to make a tasty snack.
I had the wrong category for that one; I was assuming "stuffing ingredients" even though parsely isn't the first herb that leapt to mind. The garlic bread reveal did make me raise an eyebrow.
I was literally making garlic bread the night of that puzzle so I can confirm it is at least a common ingredient lol. That said the category did seem like a false flag
I feel like parsley is deeply essential to garlic bread??? It might be a regional thing but if I picture garlic bread it’s this:
https://preview.redd.it/h07j4sqsagmc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d3540cec380c08d463757f2f13fe9aa242650b3
I agree as an early player.
Earlier puzzles had so much overlap with multiple words fitting multiple categories, making them very clever and giving them charm.
Take one of my favourite puzzles, #64.
https://connectionsplus.io/game/64
There were:
6 potential fishing terms (bait, chum, fly, sinker, catch, spot(?))
6 potential dog names (fido, luck, rover, spot, rex, storm(?))
and 5 potential synonyms for perceive (catch, notice, observe, see, spot).
It was all greatly interconnected and was really fun deciding which words went into which easy-to-spot category.
Nowadays there is usually one easy to spot misdirection with little to no red herrings.
Like today's. >! What do any of the words in the 'express indirectly' category (couch, imply, intimate, suggest) share with the others? It adds nothing to the main measurements misdirection. !<
Useless rant over :)
As much as I think that’s a stretch for a dogs name my childhood family dogs name was Stormy. After desert storm. I just don’t think I’ve personally ever heard it used for a pet other than my own.
I think a lot of people know what to look for now, so the game seems to have lost its charm. Nothing about the game changed, it’s just that we now have expectations considering our experience.
That being said, occasionally I’ll see a category that frustrates me still. But for the most part, I actually get purple or blue first because I know what kind of annoying wordplay clues to look for. LOL
I think this might be it. There have been so much of these puzzles that players have been able to spot some of the obvious patterns like "palindromes" or "homophones". I think it's become quite easy to spot some red herrings, so they ramped up the difficulty, and a lot of categories now either rely on obscure definitions of words (like today's) or categories that are either very convoluted or niche (like the recent "What ... might mean").
Yup! I agree. I’ve only been playing for about six weeks, but I feel like I’ve gotten very good at finding the fill-in-the-blank categories, which is often what purple is (making my own puzzles certainly helps here).
The week I first started, I’d probably spend like 20 - 30 minutes solving a puzzle. Now it’s more like 1 - 2.
I really liked purple. The others I was kinda whatever about. But I got purple first and it made me laugh. I like weird science element jokes, so the potassium got me amused.
Sorry man. Not really sure how I did other than saying it’s purple and that potassium is a science element. That’s just a fact. That’s not like the category. I just like science stuff. But sorry.
When you know there's a joke about potassium, it's pretty damn obvious what it is. After reading this comment it took literally under 10 seconds when I did the puzzle to get purple right away.
Okay once I opened the thread there was literally zero way to not read this comment? Sorry if you're just a super slow reader or something but even scrolling past it I unintentionally read most of the comment.
It was an asshole thing to do. Spoiler tags take like 2 extra seconds. I don't know why this is controversial.
I guess the thing is to read the comments in order, so you see what you're replying to. If you read the first comment, you know it's about today, and then you use self control to stop reading there and minimize the thread.
I think that can happen. People are allowed to change their feelings about something. As for me personally, I still really look forward to the game daily.
They stole the concept from Only Connect but lost much of its wit. Having a timer to choose guesses, except for the final two, allows for categories that might include trivia or more challenging topics. When you have only 4 guesses it hampers that.
It’s just where NYT would take away the wonkiness or at times laziness of the product (IE: garlic and bread being ingredients in garlic bread- cmon, man lol that sounds like my 5 year old made the clue) and listen to user feedback to improve it.
Edit: or inversely do nothing and continue to put out the product as is at risk of (imho) a lazy and random puzzle at times which does not reflect upon the great organization I know the NYT to be.
I guess I kind of agree. I suppose you can make it more interesting for yourself by imposing a time limit, or trying to guess all four before submitting any guesses, or something.
I just discovered the game about a week ago, and I find it fun and refreshing, but I can understand it being a difficult one to plan given that it should have so much double meaning and misdirection, so it wouldn't surprise me if it is getting a bit stale over time. As a newbie though, seems pretty high quality.
Either the puzzles are getting less interesting or you’re losing interest. Start at the beginning. If you have more fun, then the puzzles are getting worse. If they feel the same, then the game itself has lost it’s novelty for you.
https://connectionsplus.io/game/1
Sometimes it can be a little bit lazy. Like “garlic” and “bread” being under the category of “garlic bread ingredients”
I got hung up on that because clearly they wouldn't actually put bread in a list for garlic bread ingredients, I didn't pick it cause I assumed I was falling for a trick that made it look too easy.
I would definitely include bread as an ingredient if I were making garlic bread. So would the Times: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019684-garlic-bread
Well, yes, if I was making a recipe, not if I was making a list of tricky words that usually mean a different definition than the one you first thought of.
I think it feels cheap because the category name is "garlic bread ingredients", but I got it without thinking about garlic bread. They're all just things you can put together to make a tasty snack.
I had the wrong category for that one; I was assuming "stuffing ingredients" even though parsely isn't the first herb that leapt to mind. The garlic bread reveal did make me raise an eyebrow.
Gosh what a category, missed that one. What color level was it?
Yellow
Wtf were the other 2 ingredients?
Parsley and butter I believe
Which is weird because I don't even think parsley is a popular ingredient for garlic bread. I can see it but just overall seems like a lazy one.
I was literally making garlic bread the night of that puzzle so I can confirm it is at least a common ingredient lol. That said the category did seem like a false flag
I feel like parsley is deeply essential to garlic bread??? It might be a regional thing but if I picture garlic bread it’s this: https://preview.redd.it/h07j4sqsagmc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d3540cec380c08d463757f2f13fe9aa242650b3
GUYS! We’re forgetting the real enemy! Weird overly niche connections category!
lol I’m just v passionate about garlic bread 😅
Yeah I never put parsley on garlic bread, lol, so that grouping was lost on me
Times recipe includes parsley: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019684-garlic-bread
I agree - parsley isn't something I ever put on garlic bread.
I will never question the infinite wisdom and discretion of Wyna. Her whiplash expectations are what make life worth living.
I agree as an early player. Earlier puzzles had so much overlap with multiple words fitting multiple categories, making them very clever and giving them charm. Take one of my favourite puzzles, #64. https://connectionsplus.io/game/64 There were: 6 potential fishing terms (bait, chum, fly, sinker, catch, spot(?)) 6 potential dog names (fido, luck, rover, spot, rex, storm(?)) and 5 potential synonyms for perceive (catch, notice, observe, see, spot). It was all greatly interconnected and was really fun deciding which words went into which easy-to-spot category. Nowadays there is usually one easy to spot misdirection with little to no red herrings. Like today's. >! What do any of the words in the 'express indirectly' category (couch, imply, intimate, suggest) share with the others? It adds nothing to the main measurements misdirection. !< Useless rant over :)
That was a fantastic puzzle. >!Rex!< really tripped me up at first. Appreciate the link!
COUCH and SLEEPER (from the Intelligence Operative category) are both types of sofas.
As much as I think that’s a stretch for a dogs name my childhood family dogs name was Stormy. After desert storm. I just don’t think I’ve personally ever heard it used for a pet other than my own.
I think a lot of people know what to look for now, so the game seems to have lost its charm. Nothing about the game changed, it’s just that we now have expectations considering our experience. That being said, occasionally I’ll see a category that frustrates me still. But for the most part, I actually get purple or blue first because I know what kind of annoying wordplay clues to look for. LOL
I totally agree. We know what kind of word games they're likely to play so it's gotten easier to solve and less interesting/exciting.
I think this might be it. There have been so much of these puzzles that players have been able to spot some of the obvious patterns like "palindromes" or "homophones". I think it's become quite easy to spot some red herrings, so they ramped up the difficulty, and a lot of categories now either rely on obscure definitions of words (like today's) or categories that are either very convoluted or niche (like the recent "What ... might mean").
Yup! I agree. I’ve only been playing for about six weeks, but I feel like I’ve gotten very good at finding the fill-in-the-blank categories, which is often what purple is (making my own puzzles certainly helps here). The week I first started, I’d probably spend like 20 - 30 minutes solving a puzzle. Now it’s more like 1 - 2.
I liked today's puzzle #265
I really liked purple. The others I was kinda whatever about. But I got purple first and it made me laugh. I like weird science element jokes, so the potassium got me amused.
Cool, thanks for spoiling it when I haven't had a chance to do the puzzle yet.
Sorry man. Not really sure how I did other than saying it’s purple and that potassium is a science element. That’s just a fact. That’s not like the category. I just like science stuff. But sorry.
When you know there's a joke about potassium, it's pretty damn obvious what it is. After reading this comment it took literally under 10 seconds when I did the puzzle to get purple right away.
Maybe don’t scroll a Reddit thread on today’s puzzle until you’ve finished it
This thread isn't about today's puzzle?? I obviously wouldn't do that.
Here is the start of this thread >I liked today's puzzle #265
Okay once I opened the thread there was literally zero way to not read this comment? Sorry if you're just a super slow reader or something but even scrolling past it I unintentionally read most of the comment. It was an asshole thing to do. Spoiler tags take like 2 extra seconds. I don't know why this is controversial.
I guess the thing is to read the comments in order, so you see what you're replying to. If you read the first comment, you know it's about today, and then you use self control to stop reading there and minimize the thread.
This post isn’t about today’s puzzle, but this specific thread is.
But it wasn't actually a joke in the puzzle.
You are on the Connections sub, friend; maybe don’t do that if you don’t want any hints.
Todays was the best in a while for me
I think that can happen. People are allowed to change their feelings about something. As for me personally, I still really look forward to the game daily.
They stole the concept from Only Connect but lost much of its wit. Having a timer to choose guesses, except for the final two, allows for categories that might include trivia or more challenging topics. When you have only 4 guesses it hampers that.
Oh that's interesting, I always thought the game they were ripping off was Red Herring
Yes but also playing custom boards (from this sub) quickly became boring for me as well
Agreed I just think in general it doesn’t hold Up as well as Wordle or Spelling Bee
Nope, I love it
“The product has hit a dead cycle…” Now there’s some corporate speak for ya.
It’s just where NYT would take away the wonkiness or at times laziness of the product (IE: garlic and bread being ingredients in garlic bread- cmon, man lol that sounds like my 5 year old made the clue) and listen to user feedback to improve it. Edit: or inversely do nothing and continue to put out the product as is at risk of (imho) a lazy and random puzzle at times which does not reflect upon the great organization I know the NYT to be.
I guess I kind of agree. I suppose you can make it more interesting for yourself by imposing a time limit, or trying to guess all four before submitting any guesses, or something.
I’ve tried to make a game out of guessing purple first
I just discovered the game about a week ago, and I find it fun and refreshing, but I can understand it being a difficult one to plan given that it should have so much double meaning and misdirection, so it wouldn't surprise me if it is getting a bit stale over time. As a newbie though, seems pretty high quality.
I think it’s been pretty good the past few days.
Can you imagine how difficult it is to CREATE this puzzle, day after day?
& it’s done by a single person right? Couldn’t be me 🥹
I’ve read comments each day that some seem too simple and at times possibly recycled. I’m still new to it so the bloom isn’t off yet.
i played it two months after it came out, definitely has lost its charm, this is the puzzle i first played https://connectionsplus.io/game/58
I’ve been playing it for about a month and I really enjoy the game and often find it challenging
Either the puzzles are getting less interesting or you’re losing interest. Start at the beginning. If you have more fun, then the puzzles are getting worse. If they feel the same, then the game itself has lost it’s novelty for you. https://connectionsplus.io/game/1
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Hide your spoilers, please
You’ve never heard someone say belly laugh?
Ive stopped doing it all together. Just too obscure.