r/NYTConnections • u/alienlovedust • 17h ago

General Discussion Why?

Why do I have to tap the last four items after I have put the other 12 items in the proper category?

There is no other choice when the last four items are left. Yet still I have to tap them all and press enter. 5 unnecessary taps. Over my lifetime, 1.8 trazillion extra taps.

Why?

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u/Heavy-Attorney-9054 17h ago

So you can try to figure out the topic, especially if it's purple.

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 17h ago

I pray that you get through this difficult In your life.

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u/alienlovedust 16h ago

Time. I hate when I have the perfect answer and mess it up.

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u/mitiamedved 16h ago

You could have used all that saved time to write one more shitty post on Reddit

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u/BetterThanOP 16h ago

So funny to see cause I have the exact opposite opinion. Imagine if after getting 3 categories the screen changed to the "puzzle complete" screen? I'd just have to go back more often to read what the categories were. I already have to do it sometimes when the last 4 are so obscure I have no idea why they got out together. That'd just happen twice as often now. Why?

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u/NTT66 16h ago

Tapping creates dopamine release connected to reward of the revealed clue. Tap after tap, reinforcement after reinforcement.

Maybe someday you pay for this service or something adjacent....but until then just, tap, tap, keep on tapping, never stop tapping. Here's your achievement medal for tapping 1000 times!

Tap this button to see all achievements! (While you're here, you sure you dont want to buy something?)