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I already find Connections, which I look forward to every day, incredibly stressful. But now there’s the added pressure of keeping up a streak, thanks to the new statistics tracked by the game. I already fret enough about my Wordle streak!
The New York Times is launching a hall of fame for the Mini Crossword. 25 solvers will get a spot by submitting scores from August 14th and August 21st, and if you make it into the hall of fame, you’ll get a personalized mini trophy that the NYT designed in collaboration with Kazuya Washio.
“The I/O Crossword” isn’t anywhere near as zany as Wordle’s original name, but it is awfully cute. Google says it created the crossword with the help of Gemini Advanced and a bunch of its own developer tools. You don’t have to be a developer to join in and help solved the puzzle, but it would probably help — I’m stumped.
[crossword.withgoogle.com]
The Scrabble-esque game Quartiles will arrive with iOS 17.5. Players start with 20 tiles, each with a group of letters, and combine them to form words. The longer the word, the more points you get.
Puzzmo, the online platform reimagining classic games, is offering a free mini puzzlebook you can print out and pass around to friends and family members. It’s complete with a hidden words game, a crossword puzzle, chess, and more. It’s a nice little preview of what Puzzmo’s all about, since the platform is still in a limited beta.
Game designer Zach Gage is leading a team in building a modern space to enjoy your crossword puzzle.
Executive producer Zoe Bell explains how the paper is keeping the phenomenon going more than a year after acquiring it.
