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The Game Room
1941

Wednesday’s. I failed. Got halfway through then my brain shut down and I just didn’t care.

Puzzle #850
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:

1942

Connections
Puzzle #850
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Easy-peasy. Probably helps that we were recently paint shopping.

1943

Connections
Puzzle #850
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Had only a slight problem but the rest was straightforward.

Was alternating between paint finishes and the names of off-white colors ( eggshell, oyster, pearl, cream)

1944

I made the same mistake and then got through.

Connections
Puzzle #850
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

1945

Took me a really long time today.

Connections
Puzzle #850
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

1946

Connections
Puzzle #850
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Took a while to get going, but once they started falling into place, they kept falling. (Never did get purple though.)

1947

It’s Thursday, and also my birthday. Did okay. I had purple early, but thought it was a red herring. And also thought three of the four were from the same game.

Puzzle #851
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

1948

Connections
Puzzle #851
:green_square::yellow_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

Once again, fell for the red herring which I was sure would be purple.

1949

Connections
Puzzle #851
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Took me under 30 seconds today.

@psychobunny was the red herring fruit beginnings? I only saw that when I saw you say there was one at all.

1950

Yes, that was my red herring.

1951

Same and same. I got purple immediately, so never saw the red herring.

Connections
Puzzle #851
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

1952

All four jumped out at me. Not obvious what the red herring.

Connections
Puzzle #851
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

1953

Also saw purple right away.

Connections
Puzzle #851
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

1954

Dead simple

Connections
Puzzle #851
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

1955

Connections
Puzzle #851
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Yep, same. Was including three Donkey Kong characters and one completely unrelated character intentional, to throw us off the scent? If so, it worked, as I saved purple for last just in case.

1956

Friday’s game has a spooky theme. Hope that’s not a spoiler.

Puzzle #852
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

1957

Connections
Puzzle #852
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

I only got Purple by process of elimination.

1958

Is today somehow significant in relation to the band Big Star? Albums re-released or something?

Not sure how many NYT readers will get the references

1959

Connections
Puzzle #852
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I ended up using google.

First I thought it might be one of those where all the clues could be represented by one word so I double checked the deadly sins to make sure I knew them. Second, I knew it was tarot when I saw devil, lovers, magician but didn’t know the fourth and after a wrong guess decided to google.

1960

Other than the Big Star Quintet currently touring, I don’t think so.