New puzzle game from the NY Times: Strands. It’s a theme-based word search. I like the wrinkle that finding non-theme words earns you hints.
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The information I needed today. FYI: Just to get the 'SPANGRAM!'
Finally an NYT game that doesn't punish for incorrect guesses! My confidence needed this.
YES
This is good, but Puzzmo has been the best thing that's happened between me and puzzling. It's got a great community and it's not a snobby as NYT's puzzle space. I do like the hints, but if you like the gentle puzzling of this new Strands thing, I highly encourage you to try out Puzzmo! add me as a friend here: https://www.puzzmo.com/user/fo/risleyjr
This is an addicting and delightful add to my life. Thanks for posting!
Bring back [s]Sheriff Lobo[/s] Digits!
loved digits! so much better than connections in my eye
Someone made their own version of Digits.
Many sites post solutions to it. It seems like it has gained a lot of popularity
https://nytcrossword.org/strands-by-nyt-answers/
I dig it!
My dad used to buy us Games magazines as kids (anyone else?!) but as an adult I stayed mostly in crossword land until wordle and now my mornings start: wordle, spelling bee, connections, ending the day with the crossword. It's been a real pleasure watching NY Times Games evolve and grow and day 1 of strands is intriguing. Kind of reminds me of being a kid.
“Kind of reminds me of being a kid” — totally. Clarifying to think of it like this. I used to solve mystery puzzle books with my dad (Usborne Puzzle Books in particular, with some kind of challenge on every page, but also a plot & storyline), and then later I would “help” him with the crossword. Those are some of my fondest memories.
Will Shortz, the current Crossword Editor for the NYT, worked at Games magazine for 25 years. A great mag, I too enjoyed it as a kid and into young adulthood. "Young adulthood" (sigh)...that was a while ago!
Jason or Edith, could you create a post where we can all share our Puzzmo usernames?
(BTW mine is https://www.puzzmo.com/user/zt/davesandell if anyone wants to add me!)
I hated streams when it came out. Partly because I perceived it as just a word search game. But it grew on me. I think it's a very clever, well-game. Way more nuanced than a simple word search. It may be my favorite among Wordle, Connections, and Strands. I don't do the bee because it's too much of a time suck (because I'm bad at it?). I will check out Puzzmo. Sounds fun.
I canceled my NYT Games subscription after the paper declined to endorse a presidential candidate. Playing a lot of Word Wipe
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