I thought I could just ignore Strands, The New York Times’ new online game. But a friend of mine kept posting her scores on Facebook, showing charts dotted with blue and yellow circles, and light bulbs, a real switch from the green, black and yellow squares of Wordle. I was intrigued.
Did I need another daily online game addiction? No, I did not. But did I get one? Yes, yes indeed, I did.
(Note: There’s a spoiler for the May 8 game at the very bottom of this post. Consider yourself warned.)
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How to play NYT Strands
To play Strands, first you need to find it. It’s only in beta, so it doesn’t yet show up in The New York Times’ Games app. You need to go directly to the game. And because it’s in beta, meaning it’s still being tested, it might be improved before it’s fully released.
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There’s a theme
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