New NYT game - STRANDS

[Jeff Lebowski]

New word game in beta. I like it so far. It is harder than it looks - took me over 15 minutes to solve the first time. But it gets a easier after you do it a few times.

https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands

Only available via the website for now as far as I can tell.

[falafel]

Once I get a hint, what do I do with it? And can I only get one hint per round? The first hint isn't exactly breaking it open for me.

Spoiler for hint word:

Edit: nvm I just was spelling the hint "ergo" instead of what it it actually is.

Also, once I solved it, it said I only used 2 hints. More like 20 hints.

[Bo Diddley]

Interesting. I thought I used two hints, but it said I only used one.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Once I get a hint, what do I do with it? And can I only get one hint per round? The first hint isn't exactly breaking it open for me.

Spoiler for hint word:

Edit: nvm I just was spelling the hint "ergo" instead of what it it actually is.

Also, once I solved it, it said I only used 2 hints. More like 20 hints.

This is how I think it works: If you find a word and click it out and it is a real word but not one of the actual words, it gets filed in some kind of tally as shown by the progress bar on the HINT button. Once the bar is completely full, you can click on the HINT button to reveal one of the actual words. So you say it showed 2 hints, but you had like 20 hints, I am guessing that you found 20 words that were not the words you were looking for, but it let you unlock two hints.

But of course, the best way is to solve it without using any hints.

By the way, the "spangram" can go either from left to right or from top to bottom. That threw me off yesterday (I thought it was only left to right).

Pro tip: Start out by looking for words in the corners.

[falafel]

This is how I think it works: If you find a word and click it out and it is a real word but not one of the actual words, it gets filed in some kind of tally as shown by the progress bar on the HINT button. Once the bar is completely full, you can click on the HINT button to reveal one of the actual words. So you say it showed 2 hints, but you had like 20 hints, I am guessing that you found 20 words that were not the words you were looking for, but it let you unlock two hints.

But of course, the best way is to solve it without using any hints.

By the way, the "spangram" can go either from left to right or from top to bottom. That threw me off yesterday (I thought it was only left to right).

Pro tip: Start out by looking for words in the corners.

That matches up with how I think I ended up eventually solving it. It was kind of nuts to see the larger board and think "all of those letters make words that are connected by a theme??". But hey, they did.

I hope I can get to the stage where I don't need many (or any) hints, but based on my first attempt, that may be unrealistic.

[Donuthole]

My son was playing this during Stake Conference on Sunday. I'm intrigued.

[falafel]

My son was playing this during Stake Conference on Sunday. I'm intrigued.

Jeeez, not even trying to be humble during that brag.

1. I was at stake conference
2. My son was there with me (getting kids to S.C. is not a foregone conclusion)
3. My son plays NYT word games in his spare time, not Fortnite
4. I'm orthodox enough to go to Stake Conference and bring the whole family, but cool enough to allow my kids to openly play games at church

[Donuthole]

Jeeez, not even trying to be humble during that brag.

1. I was at stake conference
2. My son was there with me (getting kids to S.C. is not a foregone conclusion)
3. My son plays NYT word games in his spare time, not Fortnite
4. I'm orthodox enough to go to Stake Conference and bring the whole family, but cool enough to allow my kids to openly play games at church

I'm just mad at myself for not working in something about how Stake Conference is my two times a year to attend my assigned meeting and not wear a white shirt.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'm just mad at myself for not working in something about how Stake Conference is my two times a year to attend my assigned meeting and not wear a white shirt.

Our stake conference is on YouTube. We watch in our pajamas.

[Donuthole]

Our stake conference is on YouTube. We watch in our pajamas.

Ours is on zoom, but we are encouraged to attend in person unless we are sick. So I was there. With my son. And my wife. and my 3 daughters.

[Pelado]

Ours is on zoom, but we are encouraged to attend in person unless we are sick. So I was there. With my son. And my wife. and my 3 daughters.

In pajamas?

[Bo Diddley]

In pajamas?

Yes, I think that's what he meant when he said he doesn't wear a white shirt.

[falafel]

Ours is on zoom, but we are encouraged to attend in person unless we are sick. So I was there. With my son. And my wife. and my 3 daughters.

Did you all have pony tails, or did the women wear their hair down?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Ours is on zoom, but we are encouraged to attend in person unless we are sick. So I was there. With my son. And my wife. and my 3 daughters.

It is logistically impossible for our stake to meet in one building. We have 4500 members and 80-90% activity. So they encourage everyone to watch it in their home ward buildings on a video feed or at home.

[Copelius]

I generally make the last hour of spring SC but due to extra rehearsals for Christmas, I don't make any of fall SC.