I play several New York Times games every single day, and I’m desperate to do well at them. Whether just to judge my own brain power, or to judge my own performance against others. Which is why I’m so happy that the NYT has added the capacity to see your Connections stats.
The New York Times Brings Stats to Connections
As announced ina press release, The New York Times has heard the cries of Connections players the world over, and added stats for them to nerd out over. From today (September 3), registered users can see a bunch of statistics about their performance in the game.
Your Connections stats will be viewable in the New York Times Games app onAndroidandiOS, the News app onAndroidandiOS, plus on both the mobile web and desktop. Essentially, whatever platform you use to play Connections, you should be able to see your stats.
In a statement, Jonathan Knight, head of Games at The New York Times, said:
We know how eager our players are to dive into their Connections stats. By giving them the tools to track, analyze, and reflect on their gameplay, we’re not just meeting that need—we’re elevating the entire experience.
You’ll Have to Register an Account to See Your Stats
The only caveat here is the need to register for a New York Times account in order to view your stats. This is just the basic free account, and not the optional subscription required to play The Crossword (full-sized rather than The Mini), for example.
Once you have signed up, you will be able to see your Connections stats in two different ways:
The Problem With Seeing Your Connections Streak
While the option to see your Connections statistics growing as you play is nice, it does add a little more pressure. As you can see from the screenshots above, my current streak is 0, so I’m under absolutely zero pressure to complete Connections successfully. But in a few weeks' time, when I’m (hopefully) on a streak of double digits, I’ll be much less keen to fail now.
If you have read this whole article wondering what I’m talking about, here’show to play the NYT’s Connections game. And if you’re an experienced player looking to improve your performance, here are sometips to help you beat Connections.
