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Connections #857 2025-10-15 (lemmy.zip)
submitted 10 months ago by [B] to c/dailygames@lemmy.zip
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https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't know the connection there, but sometimes they put red herrings. Like, one time it was "up, down, left, right" which obviously are directions or whatever; but each was actually part of a different connection.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, exactly. I think the idea is that the red herring might be a legit connection, but you won't be able to solve any other connections if you keep it.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I guess if it overlaps with every other category then you only have to find a second one to prove it was a red herring, which makes it feel less unfair. But to me it still doesn't feel like I'm playing the game wrong by finding a clear connection and submitting it to take it off the board...

    I guess the designers or people who make the puzzle for each day disagree

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Theyre all types of beans. I guess if you solve everything in advance then red herrings that 100% make sense and could be correct answers make sense, but the game isn't designed as if it's only correct to play by finding everything everything first, so it doesn't feel like I'm doing anything wrong by selecting a correct answer and submitting it to take it off the board

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_bean
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_bean
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_bean
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_bean

    Edit: if the red herring overlaps with every group like here so you don't have to find everything to know it's the red herring, that at least makes it feel a bit less unfair. I still don't really feel like I'm playing the game wrong by submitting a clear connection though. I guess the designers disagree.

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