What is Connections: Sports Edition?
Connections: Sports Edition takes the much-loved Connections puzzle and gives it a sporting twist. You get sixteen words or names on the board, and your job is to sort them into four groups of four that share something in common. Here, the links come from the world of sport: teams, players, stadiums, nicknames, positions, rules and famous moments, from football and basketball to tennis and beyond. As in the original, the board is full of red herrings, so a name that seems to fit one group often belongs somewhere else, and you can only make a few mistakes before the game is over. The groups also range in difficulty, so the last one standing is usually the trickiest. It is made by The Athletic, the sports newsroom of The New York Times, together with NYT Games. It suits sports fans who already play Connections, and anyone who enjoys a mix of wordplay and sports knowledge.
How to play
- Pick four items you think belong together and submit them.
- Find all four groups of four. Each group shares a sporting link.
- You can only make a few mistakes, so watch out for red herrings.
