Most of a day into it, still haven't googled anything yet... but it's soooo tempting
Current score 1670 with 764 mistakes
Thanks for such a fun puzzle!
Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
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#32So... got any more of these?
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
interesting. the javascript had a category name - I'm guessing my vibe employee added in category search as a feature.
Are you not going to remove that? That seems counter to the spirit of the puzzle.
p.s. I pushed a small update. Thanks for the nudge
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#34The connections are too easy to the point where the main challenge for me was to remember/locate where I had stored the nodes of that category. I think the fun in a connection puzzle comes from trying to figure out what the link is that connects different nodes, and resolving any red herrings by deduction (which is what makes OnlyConnect's connection wall great and NYT's knockoff mediocre). In this one I can spot the…
The connections are too hard. I'm at 1761 and 1144 mistakes and I'm guessing, I have no idea what most of these things are
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#35If it's Italian, it's pasta.
If they have 3 names or a middle initial and sound old, they're a politician.
If they have a suspiciously common name, they're a comedy actor.
If they have two names and they're old, they're a writer. If they're young, they're a cartoonist.
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#36Well, this has sucked up a couple days of my free time so far... :)
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#37This is delightful. Having a lot of fun and I'm addicted.
Any way to save progress? I'm quite anxious about accidentally closing the tab as I chip away at it a bit each day.
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#38This is delightful. Having a lot of fun and I'm addicted. Any way to save progress? I'm quite anxious about accidentally closing the tab as I chip away at it a bit each day.
It appears to save to browser-local storage. Mine is still there after having the tab closed for at least 24 hours.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is great! I totally authorize anyone to copy the puzzle, as long as they link back to the original, as you did.
Cool! I'd suggest you slap a CC-BY, CC-BY-SA or CC-BY-NC-SA license on it if you have a second; doesn't take long and lets everyone know your preferences.
Done. (Sorry for the delay, but I was on vacation.)
Re: Show HN: A 45x45 Connections Puzzle To Commemorate 2025=45*45
#40Most of a day into it, still haven't googled anything yet... but it's soooo tempting Current score 1670 with 764 mistakes Thanks for such a fun puzzle!
> Make 45 groups of 45! (By combining two at a time.) Score: 1980 Mistakes: 6531
I was even until 1500, but for the last 500 I had to use brute force.