Lex Friedman

Conlextions #58 has got your number. Or fifteen of them, in fact. Your job is to zero in on the right things.

https://lexfriedman.com/connections/?p=1699275600

#Conlextions #Connections

Conlextions #58

A NYT Connections-style puzzle from Lex Friedman.

Nov 6, 2023 at 12:02pmWeb
Show threadJeremysean55Nov 6, 2023
@lexfri 😱💩
Show threadBenRiceMNov 6, 2023

@lexfri :|

Conlextions #58
🟨🟨🟩🟦
🟨🟩🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟪🟦
🟪🟦🟦🟦
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🟨🟨🟪🟪
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Solve Time: 5 minutes, 48 seconds

Show threadDavid MichaelsNov 6, 2023

@lexfri I had a tough time with the last two this time!

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 3 minutes, 40 seconds

Show threadGreg KnaussNov 6, 2023
@lexfri Dude. PCH _is_ the 1.
Show threadLex FriedmanNov 6, 2023
@gknauss fair point. I can change the 1 for future players. Suggestions?
Show threadGreg KnaussNov 6, 2023
@lexfri The 5 is the West Coast version of the 95.
Show threadShane Nov 6, 2023
@gknauss @lexfri 101 would be nastier, in context of the rest of the puzzle.
Show threadDan MorenNov 6, 2023
@lexfri What the fuck is this.
Show threadMat GaddNov 6, 2023
@dmoren @lexfri concur, ho-ly! 😭
Show threadJohn SiracusaNov 6, 2023
@dmoren @lexfri This is a great example of the “What have I got in my pocket?” problem with this game.
Show threadKevinNov 6, 2023
@siracusa @dmoren @lexfri and the pocket lint always comes back
Show threadGreg LucasNov 6, 2023
@siracusa @dmoren @lexfri I was pretty happy getting green and blue… then proceeded to try every combination of the rest, with increasingly slim reasoning and more frantic guessing.
Show threadScott Wright 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Nov 6, 2023
@siracusa
Unfamiliar with “What have I got in my pocket?” Did you invent it, like the plumber problem?
@dmoren @lexfri
Show threadDon WhitesideNov 6, 2023
@jswright61 @siracusa @dmoren @lexfri it’s a reference to the way Bilbo “wins” the game against Golem in the hobbit.
Show threadJohn SiracusaNov 6, 2023
@jswright61 https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Riddles_in_the_Dark
Riddles in the Dark

Riddles in the Dark is the 5th chapter in The Hobbit. In 1951 Allen and Unwin published a second edition of The Hobbit in which J.R.R. Tolkien substantially revised...

Tolkien Gateway
Show threadScottNov 6, 2023
@siracusa @dmoren @lexfri Or maybe Carrot in a Box? If you’ve never seen that, I strongly recommend it
Show threadchrispwalshNov 6, 2023

@dmoren @lexfri

I have never closed a tab faster. #arithmophobia

Show threadDr. DrangNov 6, 2023
@dmoren @lexfri When there are four prime numbers and that’s not a group, I’m out.
Show threadMatthew Cave ⚾Nov 6, 2023
@drdrang @dmoren @lexfri That actually was my experience. Selected the four primes, didn’t get a group, and bounced.
Show threadThe Lesser OkonaNov 6, 2023
@lexfri
These numbers do not add up.
Show threadPeter CohenNov 6, 2023
@lexfri I hate you.
Show threadStefan L-TNov 6, 2023

@lexfri tough 1

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 13 minutes, 44 seconds

Show threadScott Wright 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Nov 6, 2023

@lexfri your prediction yesterday was correct.

Conlextions #58
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⬛️💡💡⬛️
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Solve Time: 6 minutes, 52 seconds

Show threadDan MorenNov 6, 2023

@lexfri I’m redacting my time because I was in and out.

Conlextions #58
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Show threadScott Wright 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Nov 6, 2023
@dmoren
I know Lex teased that he was getting rid of the timer - I can only guess he got pushback?
@lexfri
Show threadnznicolaNov 6, 2023
@lexfri are the hints broken on purpose in this one? Or is it because of JavaScript being JavaScript? (Hint after guessing the group with 666)
Show threadLex FriedmanNov 6, 2023
@nznicola huh. Definitely a bug. Try a refresh?
Show threadnznicolaNov 6, 2023
@lexfri I did 😅
Show threadScottNov 6, 2023
@lexfri Nope.
Show threadBrysonNov 6, 2023
@lexfri a lotta help? Some might call this too much help:
Show threadLex FriedmanNov 6, 2023
@Bryson I think the numbers are confusing the JavaScript
Show threadJoe Kissell 🇨🇦Nov 6, 2023
@lexfri Conlextions #58
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟪🟦
🟨🟨🟪🟦
🟨🟪🟪🟦
⬛️💡💡⬛️
⬛️💡💡⬛️
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Solve Time: 10 minutes, 39 seconds
Show threadBilly AdamsNov 6, 2023

@lexfri grrrr

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 2 minutes, 57 seconds

Show threadJayNov 6, 2023

@lexfri A LOT of those numbers contained Zero 🤬

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 4 minutes, 5 seconds

Show threadDavid Pridy Nov 6, 2023
@lexfri I don’t even know where to begin 🤦🏼‍♂️
Show threadLex FriedmanNov 6, 2023
@david pacific coast!
Show threadDavid Pridy Nov 6, 2023

@lexfri

Absolutely crushed it 😬

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes, 6 seconds

Show threadThat Chip Guy (he/him)Nov 6, 2023
@lexfri Lex, no.
Show threadOnlyMeNov 6, 2023
@lexfri quit screwing around - where’s the real one? (This one is gonna hurt)
Show threadOnlyMeNov 6, 2023
@lexfri Well, I did it, but did not enjoy 🙃
Show threadJason Anthony GuyNov 6, 2023

@lexfri

Conlextions #58
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟪🟪
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Solve Time: 5 minutes, 32 seconds

Your best games make me feel smart when I figure out the logic.

This one makes me feel dumb.

I’ve been feeling dumb a lot recently, and it’s making me reluctant to play.

Show threadLex FriedmanNov 6, 2023
@JasonAnthonyGuy Sorry to hear. I think tomorrow's will be more fun.
Show threadStephen BrannenNov 6, 2023

@lexfri not my worst, not my best. I definitely resorted to guessing for the third connection.

Conlextions #58
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟪🟪
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Solve Time: 10 minutes, 24 seconds

Show threadLeon CowleNov 6, 2023

@lexfri Initial reaction on it opening: WT-actual-F, you sadistic monster. 😂

(now working on it…)

Show threadLeon CowleNov 6, 2023

@lexfri yellow and purple were straight up EVIL.

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 9 minutes, 7 seconds

Show threadisaiahNov 6, 2023
@lexfri Lex! No.
Show threadKitNov 6, 2023
@lexfri I took one look and almost noped out. But this one was fun! Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 1 minute, 12 seconds
Show threadJanna_LionNov 6, 2023
@lexfri Really enjoyed this one Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 1 minute, 47 seconds
Show threadOwenNov 6, 2023

@lexfri I’m sure I tried more combinations than there were available.

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 7 minutes, 50 seconds

Show threadBrian HaugenNov 6, 2023

@lexfri

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 3 hours, 0 minutes, 11 seconds

Show threadErika EnsignNov 6, 2023
@lexfri
I have no shame re: needing help on this one
Conlextions #58
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟪🟪
⬛️💡💡⬛️
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🟨🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟪🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Solve Time: 1 minute, 17 seconds
Show threadPeter van BroekhovenNov 7, 2023

@lexfri For each category…. Click shuffle; select the top row. Repeat until “one word away”, then systematically find the last one. 🤣

Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 13 minutes, 5 seconds

Show threadmsw117r22Nov 7, 2023
@lexfri also not happy about primes not being a grouping. Same for PCH vs 1 since they are the same. But the last group, ugh Conlextions #58
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Solve Time: 41 minutes, 19 seconds