As Wordle is to Lingo…

[Clay Zambo]

…The New York Times’s new game “Connections” is to Only Connect. Fun, if derivative (and behind a paywall.

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

[DoItRockapella]

The Times also recently added "Digits", which is just the Countdown numbers game.

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

[ChrisLambert!]

If you don't want to pay the NYT price, I have access to Games via the current $1/month offer for The Athletic.

(I didn't even realize the new games were paywalled until Clay's post.)

EDIT: Never mind, per below.

[MikeK]

There is no paywall for me.

[BrandonFG]

There is no paywall for me.

Same. Don't think I've seen a paywall for any of their games.

/Don't give 'em any ideas

[Neumms]

There's a terrific game that's much the same called Red Herring. Look for it in the App Store. The daily game is free. 16 items, but only three topics, the fourth group is a "red herring" that doesn't match up.

[DoItRockapella]

The New York Times has now issued a (meaningless) statement about the similarities between Connections and Only Connect.

https://www.eurogamer.net/new-york-times-responds-to-only-connect-resemblance

The content of Connections is unique, handcrafted and has a distinctive style synonymous with New York Times Games.

Really?