Connections, newest NYT game (Part 1)

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Of course, but I meant getting this specific blue :wink:.

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Oh, duh! I answered without checking to see what blue was! Yes, I believe it probably does mean something! lol.

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I rather enjoy Connections and I believe everyone else in this thread does too. However, the author of the piece shared below makes an interesting observation: The puzzle is trying to teach a form of orthogonal thinking, to push players to find unusual ways to group things. But it’s fundamentally elitist — it basically requires you to have a broad education to find the categories in the first place.

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Connections
Puzzle #169
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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I don’t think it’s any more elitist than the nyt crossword. I had a pretty poor education, grew up poor, parents didn’t go to college, grandmother had a 6th grade education, you get it… but I do well at the puzzle now that I have a strategy. It did frustrate me a lot at first.

I think being older (exposure to more things) and being a reader helps. However, I do think that different puzzles use different parts of your brain. My husband and I are really bad at the games the other is good at.

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Connections
Puzzle #169
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #170
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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