My friend from the UK said that TABLE seems to have an opposite meaning in the US than the UK, so that could explain part of the low solve rate, and why most of the mistakes with three yellows and one from another category are swapping out TABLE for other words (This referring to the stats in the video, I have not seen the current stats)
it still rates as Extremely Tricky, 5/5 with a 51% solve rate and 16% scored the perfect solve, so it did improve as more Americans got on-line to play the puzzle. I found it easy, but only because I easily found the three other categories without error so that Purple could be my default solve. The Bot *did* ask me if I Had figured out the Donkey Kong reference and no I did not. I thought they were circus carnival tropes, thinking of a gorilla using a sledgehammer to ring the bell and then climbing up a ladder to dive into a barrel. If it's video games, I'm not getting it. My hand-eye coordination isn't great, so that's something I never had the patience for. Just as well, video games are almost as time consuming as social media and RUclips.
I noticed Donkey Kong 2nd in Connections, which made the rest of the puzzle easy. I did put TREE in the first clue on the mini, which really slowed me down. I was about 1:50 on that. Also noticed Grunge 1st on Strands which clicked the theme into place and made the rest go pretty fast.
I was into video games with Atari connected to TV, Donkey Kong came out right after I stopped. My younger siblings had it though. Funny that on the “other platform,” you are now coming onto my FYP a lot, but they’re all from October and November
Perfect Connections! Yellow and blue were easy (yes, I know Asian boats). Purple and green were not (no, I don't know video games). I saw Roseanne BARR.., Mia HAMM.. and Alan LADD..; but that didn't make any sense. I eventually got it on my last guess. Phew! Good Mini. My time was 1:04. Excellent quick Strands! I love rock-n-roll. Ultra perfect for me.
Let me join you. I have seen screenshots of it in occasional memes, but that's it. I was on my last life when I finally cracked Blue, then lucked into Green. Purple solved itself.
@@Joe-lb8qn I looked it up and see that it’s a game by Nintendo. I’ve never owned a Nintendo, so makes sense I wouldn’t know it. PlayStation was the “it” console among my peers when I was a kid. Nintendo was never popular in my country like it seems to be in the U.S.
I really didn't like yellow in the connections - Tabling something in UK dialects means 'bringing it to the table for discussion' - the opposite of American usage, and when something gets shelved it's typically 'not officially cancelled but may as well be cancelled' rather than delayed or postponed which carries with it an intent to continue. Like, when dictionaries contain this sort of thing it seems... Odd... to use it in this sort of puzzle to mean either: verb (tabled, tabling) 1 Brit to put something forward for discussion. 2 N Amer to postpone discussion of (a bill, etc) indefinitely. (Per Chambers) (Particularly with the 'indefinitely' part which doesn't come part and parcel with postpone in the general or delay. Postponing indefinitely is pretty much cancelling it in all but name) Basically, it feels off to use contronyms in a synonym category feels, fundamentally, off to me (and also 'defer' as synonymous with 'shelve' (or even the American version of 'table') feels _generous_ to the context of shelving something or the US tabling of it)
Do keep in mind that the NYT is a US publication and does not shy away from American use of language, slang, and pop culture. In the same way, the cryptic crosswords from the UK often are difficult for Americans.
PlusWord by The Telegraph can be really hard for Americans too. Just recently, I had to bail out because there were two minor British celebs crossing each other. Never heard of.
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My friend from the UK said that TABLE seems to have an opposite meaning in the US than the UK, so that could explain part of the low solve rate, and why most of the mistakes with three yellows and one from another category are swapping out TABLE for other words
(This referring to the stats in the video, I have not seen the current stats)
@Pentagonal this is true "let's table the issue of donkey kong being a fair subject" would mean let's discuss it.
it still rates as Extremely Tricky, 5/5 with a 51% solve rate and 16% scored the perfect solve, so it did improve as more Americans got on-line to play the puzzle.
I found it easy, but only because I easily found the three other categories without error so that Purple could be my default solve. The Bot *did* ask me if I Had figured out the Donkey Kong reference and no I did not. I thought they were circus carnival tropes, thinking of a gorilla using a sledgehammer to ring the bell and then climbing up a ladder to dive into a barrel.
If it's video games, I'm not getting it. My hand-eye coordination isn't great, so that's something I never had the patience for. Just as well, video games are almost as time consuming as social media and RUclips.
I noticed Donkey Kong 2nd in Connections, which made the rest of the puzzle easy. I did put TREE in the first clue on the mini, which really slowed me down. I was about 1:50 on that. Also noticed Grunge 1st on Strands which clicked the theme into place and made the rest go pretty fast.
I was into video games with Atari connected to TV, Donkey Kong came out right after I stopped. My younger siblings had it though. Funny that on the “other platform,” you are now coming onto my FYP a lot, but they’re all from October and November
Nice "spanagram" touch there in the end 👀
Quite a few of us in the creator community dominated that same category. Maybe that says a lot about our collective nerdiness 🤣
I didn’t figure out donkey Kong in connections but lucked in to the boats.
I had a carousel moment with “alternative” as my last word
Same!
Perfect Connections!
Yellow and blue were easy (yes, I know Asian boats). Purple and green were not (no, I don't know video games).
I saw Roseanne BARR.., Mia HAMM.. and Alan LADD..; but that didn't make any sense.
I eventually got it on my last guess. Phew!
Good Mini.
My time was 1:04.
Excellent quick Strands!
I love rock-n-roll. Ultra perfect for me.
0:51 some days they like to mess with you.
Seems I am the only person who never played Donkey Kong.
As a 60+ yo w/ bad memory, I can't remember if I played Donkey Kong or not.
Let me join you.
I have seen screenshots of it in occasional memes, but that's it. I was on my last life when I finally cracked Blue, then lucked into Green. Purple solved itself.
I have no idea what it even is 😭
Found the under the rock people lol
@@Joe-lb8qn I looked it up and see that it’s a game by Nintendo. I’ve never owned a Nintendo, so makes sense I wouldn’t know it. PlayStation was the “it” console among my peers when I was a kid. Nintendo was never popular in my country like it seems to be in the U.S.
I was blinded badly to where I didn't notice DK 😂 but I got yellow
Got purple right away! Nerds unite woooo!!! And chased green yellow smh
I really didn't like yellow in the connections - Tabling something in UK dialects means 'bringing it to the table for discussion' - the opposite of American usage, and when something gets shelved it's typically 'not officially cancelled but may as well be cancelled' rather than delayed or postponed which carries with it an intent to continue. Like, when dictionaries contain this sort of thing it seems... Odd... to use it in this sort of puzzle to mean either:
verb (tabled, tabling) 1 Brit to put something forward for discussion. 2 N Amer to postpone discussion of (a bill, etc) indefinitely. (Per Chambers) (Particularly with the 'indefinitely' part which doesn't come part and parcel with postpone in the general or delay. Postponing indefinitely is pretty much cancelling it in all but name)
Basically, it feels off to use contronyms in a synonym category feels, fundamentally, off to me (and also 'defer' as synonymous with 'shelve' (or even the American version of 'table') feels _generous_ to the context of shelving something or the US tabling of it)
Do keep in mind that the NYT is a US publication and does not shy away from American use of language, slang, and pop culture. In the same way, the cryptic crosswords from the UK often are difficult for Americans.
PlusWord by The Telegraph can be really hard for Americans too. Just recently, I had to bail out because there were two minor British celebs crossing each other. Never heard of.