Big Blue Huddle

Strands #8
"To put it mildly"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on March 11, 2024, 11:18:56 AMStrands #8
"To put it mildly"
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???  :-??

Interesting

https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands?fbclid=IwAR3N6iPEiuihQ5teYxe3P9XwmmEunROF2_1eZyCc6SJ7g2Emw60oQ1OXh8k_aem_AfS5mquVqE9Q9bvhJfgif2uyWcnU1s2fmK4Kx2RIH2EMvs9vDVeF-_LN2TtSxZwlnRQ

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

Strands #9
"Ruler's decree"
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Strands #9
"Ruler's decree"
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Quote from: T200 on March 12, 2024, 01:28:26 PMStrands #9
"Ruler's decree"
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A bit of a challenge, right?

Quote from: Ed Vette on March 12, 2024, 03:22:43 PMA bit of a challenge, right?

Very much so. I'll try a few more days to see how I like it.

Strands #10
"One thousand followers"
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Strands #11
"Get animated"
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Easy one

Strands #12
"Old haunts"
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Interesting game.


Strands #12
"Old haunts"
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Strands #13
"Grow up!"
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Strands #13
"Grow up!"
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This was a stupid one

I'm still not sold on this game (as far as being a game I'll play regularly), but I don't mind it so far.

Strands #14
"Outside interests"
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Strands #14
"Outside interests"
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Strands #15
"World piece"
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Strands #15
"World piece"
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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on March 18, 2024, 07:49:32 PMStrands #15
"World piece"
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Nice!

Strands #16
"That's fortunate"


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Not my best effort today. I was a little lazy after toiling with Connections all afternoon.

I feel like in this game, anything more than two words found using the hint option is like getting a bogey.


Strands #16
"That's fortunate"
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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on March 19, 2024, 03:21:45 PMNot my best effort today. I was a little lazy after toiling with Connections all afternoon.

I feel like in this game, anything more than two words found using the hint option is like getting a bogey.


Strands #16
"That's fortunate"
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This game takes a lot of time.

Strands #17
"Back and forth"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on March 20, 2024, 08:50:30 AMStrands #17
"Back and forth"
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Very nice job. I struggled big time with this one.

Strands #17
"Back and forth"
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Strands #18
"What's the issue? "
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This one made me feel stupid

Even worse here!

Strands #18
"What's the issue?"
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Strands #19
"Animal sounds"
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I completely missed seeing a letter to finish the spangram until near the end.

I absolutely stink at this game. I also lack the patience for this type of game. Combo of both. I'll keep at it and try to get better.


Strands #19
"Animal sounds"
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We both stink at it.

Strands #20
"Romeo and Juliet"
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Strands #20
"Romeo and Juliet"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on March 23, 2024, 10:35:38 AMStrands #20
"Romeo and Juliet"
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Nice work

This one wasn't bad once I knew what the hell they were talking about. I probably should have gotten it after the first hint though.

Strands #21
"Lock steps"
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Strands #21
"Lock steps"
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Strands #22
"Sign language"
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Strands #22
"Sign language"
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Strands #23
"That's fantastic!"
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fu--ing finally


Strands #23
"That's fantastic!"
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Strands #24
"This is where I draw the line"
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SStrands #24
"This is where I draw the line"
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Strands #25
"Off the shelf"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on March 28, 2024, 09:59:35 AMStrands #25
"Off the shelf"
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Very nicely done.

Strands #25
"Off the shelf"
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Unmitigated disaster. And it's not like I don't know French words. My mind isn't sharp today as evidenced by the Connections performance as well.

Strands #26
"Pardon my French!"
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Strands #26
"Pardon my French!"
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Oui, oui!

Strands #27
"Camouflage"
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Strands #27
"Camouflage"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on March 30, 2024, 08:17:24 AMStrands #27
"Camouflage"
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Bravo!

Strands #28
"It's lit!"
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Strands #28
"It's lit!"
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Strands #29
"What's so funny?"
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Words I never used.

Strands #29
"What's so funny?"
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Chortle was in some book I remember reading as a kid. I don't think I have ever heard it since. Think it was in some children's poem by someone like Ogden Nash or Shel Silverstein.

Strands #30
"Rolling in the aisles"
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Strands #31
"Play time!"
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Strands #31
"Play time!"
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Strands #32
"Consumerism"
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Stupid clue. Must be the same XXXXXXX with vague connections.

Disaster.

Agree the Spangram or whatever it's called made no sense with the title or the words. Dumb.

Strands #32
"Consumerism"
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Strands #33
"Am I blushing?"
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Strands #33
"Am I blushing?"
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Strands #34
"Picture this"
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Strands #34
"Picture this"
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Strands #35
"This'll all blow over"
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Strands #35
"This'll all blow over"
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Strands #36
"It goes by fast"
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This should have been a lot easier

Yeah I feel like I should have been hintless in this one.

Strands #36
"It goes by fast"
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Strands #37
"Can I have my quarter back?"
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Duh!🙄

Strands #37
"Can I have my quarter back?"
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They should have made "quarter back" one word.   :boooo:

Strands #38
"In closing"
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Strands #39
"It's all in your head"
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Strands #39
"It's all in your head"
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Strands #40
"You can say that again!"
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Strands #40
"You can say that again!"
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I guess in this game, one hint is "par", two hints is "bogey", more than two hints is "blowup", and zero hints is "birdie/eagle/hole-in-one" depending on the difficulty.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 12, 2024, 05:17:57 PMStrands #40
"You can say that again!"
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I guess in this game, one hint is "par", two hints is "bogey", more than two hints is "blowup", and zero hints is "birdie/eagle/hole-in-one" depending on the difficulty.

Getting words aren't hints. Although I find it best to accumulate words for a clue because you might stumble on a hint. After one hint it was obvious what the theme was. It became difficult to find the words and the strand but attainable.

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 12, 2024, 06:30:44 PMGetting words aren't hints. Although I find it best to accumulate words for a clue because you might stumble on a hint. After one hint it was obvious what the theme was. It became difficult to find the words and the strand but attainable.

Getting three random four letter (or more) words to make a set to get a hint in this is cake. The goal is clearly to not have to do that once. Doing it once, in my opinion at least, is probably about a par, give or take. If you need to do it twice you're in bogey territory or worse.

I say "you" not referring to you specifically. I mean "us", or anyone who plays this game. I routinely need to get the hints (lightbulbs) more than once. Sometimes that's because there is a limit to how much of my time I'm willing to spend on this game. Other times it's because I'm stumped. But let's make no mistake: finding three random four letter words that have nothing to do with the theme is not hard at all. Once you've done that even just once you've gotten a crutch. More than one crutch in a game is not a very good performance IMHO. And again, I say that as someone who has had plenty of times of needing more than one hint.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 12, 2024, 10:12:23 PMGetting three random four letter (or more) words to make a set to get a hint in this is cake. The goal is clearly to not have to do that once. Doing it once, in my opinion at least, is probably about a par, give or take. If you need to do it twice you're in bogey territory or worse.

I say "you" not referring to you specifically. I mean "us", or anyone who plays this game. I routinely need to get the hints (lightbulbs) more than once. Sometimes that's because there is a limit to how much of my time I'm willing to spend on this game. Other times it's because I'm stumped. But let's make no mistake: finding three random four letter words that have nothing to do with the theme is not hard at all. Once you've done that even just once you've gotten a crutch. More than one crutch in a game is not a very good performance IMHO. And again, I say that as someone who has had plenty of times of needing more than one hint.

It can definitely be too time consuming. I face the same decisions.

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 12, 2024, 10:23:29 PMIt can definitely be too time consuming. I face the same decisions.

I find myself content to spend more time on Connections than I do this game. I feel like with this game, I know I'm eventually going to get it, but it's just kind of a pain in the ass. With connections, on some days I genuinely am not sure if I'm ever going to get it. That makes it much more intriguing to me.

I like both games but Connections is way out in front for me out of the two in terms of the enjoyment/intrigue factor.

Strands #41
"Group think"
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"Group think"
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Got lazy after the first clue. Shouldn't have needed the second one.

Strands #42
"Join the club!"
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Strands #42
"Join the club!"
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And a piece of cake.

Strands #43
"This and that"
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Clever one

Enjoyed this one. Nice job by the creator(s) today. Took some real mental toil initially.

Strands #43
"This and that"
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Strands #44
"On the grid"
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Needed another cup of coffee. Ugh

Wanna dolla?

Strands #44
"On the grid"
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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 16, 2024, 05:29:38 PMWanna dolla?

Strands #44
"On the grid"
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Nice!

Strands #45
"The long run"
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Strands #46
"Sew what?"
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Strands #47
"Get to work!"
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Strands #47
"Get to work!"
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I had a tough time getting this one off the ground today for whatever reason.

Strands #48
"Walk this way"
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Strands #48
"Walk this way"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on April 20, 2024, 07:56:05 AMStrands #48
"Walk this way"
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Strands #49
"That's life!"
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Strands #49
"That's life!"
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Strands #50
"Character class"
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Ummmm... ok.


Strands #50
"Character class"
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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 22, 2024, 07:25:04 PMUmmmm... ok.


Strands #50
"Character class"
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A moron put this one together.

Strands #51
"As easy as pie"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on April 22, 2024, 07:31:18 PMA moron put this one together.

What I meant to say was a moron created that day's strand. I hope you read it that way.

Strands #52
"This is a puzzle"
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Quote from: Ed Vette on April 23, 2024, 09:11:14 AMWhat I meant to say was a moron created that day's strand. I hope you read it that way.

Yes 100%. Never crossed my mind to read it any other way.

Was at the Rangers game last night so missed yesterday's puzzles.

Strands #52
"This is a puzzle"
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Strands #53
"That's cap!"
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Strands #54
"Staff members"
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Strands #54
"Staff members"
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One clue should have been the max on this one. Off my game this AM with both games.

Strands #55
"Call me?"
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