The players behind the Gray Lady have a new game to add to our morning rotations: Connectionswhich invites the player to classify 16 words or expressions into four distinct groups of four.
The daily puzzle game debuted in beta on June 12, and according to the New York Times, it’s now the paper’s second most popular game — of course, Wordle takes the top spot. This is an impressive feat for the game, since until today, it was only playable on web browsers. But now the game will be integrated into The New York Times and New York Times Games apps on iOS and Android, attracting even more players.
“Each day reveals a clever, thoughtful, relevant, man-made puzzle that tries to trick you and makes the challenge of solving it immensely rewarding,” said Jonathan Knight, head of games at The New York Times (isn’t isn’t it crazy that he has to specify that the game is made by humans?).
The Times also said that about nine out of ten people who play the game will make it to the end, whether they win or lose; according to Knight’s prepared statements, the game has “millions” of players and is the most popular internal game launch since minilittle crosswords.
Earlier this month, the Times ended its math game Numbers, which was also in beta. With integration into The New York Times apps, Connections fans can rest easy knowing the game is here to stay.
The New York Times gaming section was booming since his acquisition of Word Last year. Just months after purchasing Wordle, the New York Times said the game had brought Tens of millions new users.
Connections isn’t quite the unique viral phenomenon that Wordle was, but if you like word games, it’s definitely fun.