games

  • Try ‘Connections’ If You’re Bored With Wordle

    Try ‘Connections’ If You’re Bored With Wordle

    My first attempt at the game Connections did not get off to a good start. There was a grid of 16 words, and I’m supposed to pick out sets of four that each follow a theme. I went with rain, heat, snow, and sleet, only to be told that this was, somehow, wrong. Huh?


  • 15 Video Games With Incredible Art Styles

    15 Video Games With Incredible Art Styles

    Video games have never looked better than they do now. While AAA studios push graphical fidelity ever further, other developers realise their imaginative worlds with expressive art styles like pixel art, cel-shading, and hand-drawn animation that are impressive in their own unique way.


  • The New York Times Presents: Wordle But It’s Maths

    The New York Times Presents: Wordle But It’s Maths

    The New York Times has a new web game out this week, Digits, and depending on how well you did in high school algebra, may or may not be your new favourite thing. Digits, which the paper launched Monday, is a maths-based puzzle game that — if we’re just being honest — is basically a knock-off…


  • When Decorating, Stick to the ‘Rule of Three’

    When Decorating, Stick to the ‘Rule of Three’

    After you finish spring cleaning, you might wonder what to tackle next. Now that you’ve cleaned up, reorganized, and decluttered, you might find that it’s time for a little redecorating — but where should you begin? You can start by clearing away all of the decorations currently living in your space and taking inventory of…