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Hey there, Connectors! Welcome to the weekend!
I adore the Video Game History Foundation and its commitment to preserving as much video game history as it can. Its website recently added a cool collection of photos that’s worth checking out.
It features images from journalist Colin Williamson, who covered industry events in Japan in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s. I’m most interested in the snaps that Williamson took of gaming culture, including the streets and arcades of Akihabara in Tokyo. There are lots of neat photos here.
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Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, November 7 are coming right up.
What Are Today’s Connections Hints?
Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today’s Connections groups, I’ll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them.
Today’s 16 words are...
POLO
EASTER
NEW
CLONE
RHODE
RINGER
SOON
TREASURE
HENLEY
BOUNTY
NORTH
CANE
SPOILS
SOUTH
RAGLAN
The level one hints for today’s Connections groups are:
🟨 Yellow group — yarrr, these often be where X marks the spot
🟩 Green group — top threads
🟦 Blue group — referring to nine of 50
🟪 Purple group — if you see these IRL and you're not in a secure shelter, it's probably too late
One Word For Each Connections Group
Be warned: we’re really starting to get into spoiler territory.
Let’s take a look at one word for each group.
Today’s Connections word hints are…
🟨 Yellow group — SPOILS
🟩 Green group — RAGLAN
🟦 Blue group — RHODE
🟪 Purple group — SOON
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
Need some extra help?
Today’s Connections groups are...
🟨 Yellow group — pirate's plunder
🟩 Green group — kinds of shirts
🟦 Blue group — first words of U.S. state names
🟪 Purple group — ends of storm types
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Connections answers.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Connections answers are...
🟨 Yellow group — pirate's plunder (BOOTY, BOUNTY, SPOILS, TREASURE)
🟩 Green group — kinds of shirts (HENLEY, POLO, RAGLAN, RINGER)
🟦 Blue group — first words of U.S. state names (NEW, NORTH, RHODE, SOUTH)
🟪 Purple group — ends of storm types (CANE, CLONE, EASTER, SOON)
I dodged the red herring of ____ islands by spotting the yellows first. NORTH and SOUTH made me think of North Carolina and South Carolina, thanks to RHODE being in the mix, so I took a punt and got the blues.
CANE brought to mind hurricane, which opened the door for the purples (hurricane, cyclone, nor'easter and monsoon). That left the greens. POLO was the only one I knew, but that was enough to help me figure out the category.
That's my 615th win in a row. No idea how I've managed to keep this streak going for so long.
How did you get on this time? Here's my grid:
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That’s all there is to it for today’s Connections clues and answers. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter for hints and the solution for Sunday’s game if you need them.
P.S. I haven’t listened to any Ren for a while, so I had to check out this video when it popped up in my recommendations recently. In “The Music Business,” he makes his frustrations and anger about the business side of his industry very, very clear. An absorbing watch from a very talented musician:
Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love!
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