Pretty fucked up, NYT! The NYT Tech Guild is still on strike. Don't play the crossword! - ThreadSky

rachelcraves.bsky.social • 110 days ago

Pretty fucked up, NYT!

The NYT Tech Guild is still on strike. Don't play the crossword!

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silverhazel.bsky.social•110 days ago

I smell desperation.

dasheaves.bsky.social•110 days ago

This is wild! And gross!

ilonkav.bsky.social•110 days ago

All done with the NYT!

baseless-fabric.privac.ie•110 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/baseless-fabric.bsky.social/post/3laelucm2dm2k

spudman.bsky.social•110 days ago

Also, it’s “hey we know we basically campaigned for this guy’s reelection since Jan 7 2021 and seriously helped misinform the electorate, but now that he’s back you should seek relief by using our products.”

maryan506.bsky.social•110 days ago

Thanks, I’ve been wondering. And here’s a link to a lovely alternative to wordle.
https://Wordplay.com

dogberryjr.bsky.social•110 days ago

burnedoutcrone.bsky.social•110 days ago

The NYT tech guild built this! https://nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-builds/index.html

brent406.bsky.social•109 days ago

I support the striking tech guild and will abstain from my beloved word puzzles until they have an agreement.

Sure do miss them. Godspeed.

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

I stopped playing but missing my daily hit. Any online alternatives to wordle or the crossword?

adalovelace.bsky.social•110 days ago

Here are the games the guild made themselves: https://nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-builds/

adalovelace.bsky.social•110 days ago

and if you _really_ like wordle: https://www.britannica.com/games/octordle/

adalovelace.bsky.social•110 days ago

and if you like strands, this is the game i think it must be based on, cell tower, harder but more fun imo: https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower/

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

I do!

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Ashamed to admit but I do...🫣

adalovelace.bsky.social•110 days ago

me too! but be careful, i burned myself out on wordle the first year it came out by playing too much octordle (and sedecordle)

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Unfortunately, I don't have time for too much...have disciplined myself to 15 minutes a day so going to have to select by ranking...

estrogen.agency•110 days ago

Gisnep is a great little word game I've been playing daily!

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Will check that out! Thank you!

tricksybelden.bsky.social•110 days ago

Atlas Obscura has a fun crossword

jemriffster.bsky.social•110 days ago

Vox has a new crossword six days a week.

clownings.bsky.social•110 days ago

New Yorker has years of puzzles of their site, I download a month at a time and save them in one big PDF.

calamitynolan.bsky.social•110 days ago

Puzzmo has a small crossword and lots of daily puzzles!

https://www.puzzmo.com/

mcgetting.bsky.social•110 days ago

Puzzmo!

nancyannn.bsky.social•110 days ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/games

esulli.bsky.social•110 days ago

#WordLinxGame is a pretty good alternative to wordle - https://sacsgames.com/wordlinx?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=strike

astrotter.bsky.social•110 days ago

Here's a good daily compilation of crossword puzzle links (typically one day later). Some are behind paywalls, but a lot are free and worth exploring:
https://dailycrosswordlinks.com/

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Thank you!

astrotter.bsky.social•110 days ago

I'll just add that one of my favorite independent constructors is Brendan Emmett Quigley. He publishes two a week: a Monday themeless that's NYT Saturday level (or sometimes a bit harder), and a Thursday themed that's on par with NYT Thursday.
https://www.brendanemmettquigley.com/

mwhat.bsky.social•98 days ago

I love BEQ puzzles, especially marching bands or other variety puzzles

astrotter.bsky.social•110 days ago

Also the Merriam-Webster site has a number of fun games
https://www.merriam-webster.com/games

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Seems like a fantastic option. Can't think why I hadn't seen this before!

cjmoose.bsky.social•110 days ago

Tons of Worldle dupes. Merriam Webster has Quordle:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/

cjmoose.bsky.social•110 days ago

Wordle Unlimited

https://wordleunlimited.org/

cjmoose.bsky.social•110 days ago

Duotrigordle

https://duotrigordle.com/

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Wow! Thank you. I'm addicted but not that much maybe...😍

cjmoose.bsky.social•110 days ago

If you like Connections, CleverGoat has a dupe called Categories. Their other games are fun as well.

https://clevergoat.com/

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Wow, didn't think it would be this easy to find a replacement - and even better! Thanks, Bluesky people!

christamer.bsky.social•110 days ago

Similar to this is Dordle: https://zaratustra.itch.io/dordle

christamer.bsky.social•110 days ago

I also like the pyramid scheme game: https://www.buzzfeed.com/pyramid-scheme

accountabilabuddy.bsky.social•110 days ago

Britannica has a ton of excellent word games (including a crossword and a wordle) for free:

https://www.britannica.com/quiz/browse

supersomeone.bsky.social•110 days ago

WaPo has a good daily crossword and some fun games!

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Not doing wapo either, my friend…😬

gohexyourself.bsky.social•110 days ago

Merriam Webster has some fun puzzles, too.

supersomeone.bsky.social•110 days ago

you know what, valid. i know the tech team made alternatives on their own website, i think they called it strikle? i believe it's linked in the union's instagram bio

nazishmunch.bsky.social•110 days ago

Thanks! Will check it out too!

supersomeone.bsky.social•110 days ago

you're welcome!

https://nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-builds/

sassyvan.bsky.social•109 days ago

I don’t think it has a new Strikle everyday. I solved it a few days ago but no new puzzle comes up when I refresh. Same word. 🤷‍♀️

mikevago.bsky.social•110 days ago

They’re *also* owned by a union-hating pro-Trump billionaire. Try the crossword on @defector.bsky.social, a worker-owned sports and pop culture site.

supersomeone.bsky.social•110 days ago

thank you!

mswicker.com•110 days ago

https://www.puzzmo.com has excellent crosswords and other games.

m2oskie.bsky.social•109 days ago

You can play a wordle or make your own here...

https://mywordle.strivemath.com/

kjboyle.bsky.social•110 days ago

USA Today has good games, though the crossword is pretty easy compared to NYT

casbah.bsky.social•110 days ago

Their whole publication can fuck off, they're complicit in the constant sanewashing of the right so they can get more money. Pricks

jonnyworldbeater.bsky.social•109 days ago

Who created the crisis?

WHO CREATED THE CRISIS, NYT?!!

jonnyworldbeater.bsky.social•109 days ago

Ditch this rag like it's radioactive.

lspearmlis.bsky.social•109 days ago

I'm getting the distinct impression that NYT hates its employees and its readers.

gateau.bsky.social•110 days ago

So many great crosswords at https://avxwords.com
Well worth the subscription

rachelcraves.bsky.social•110 days ago

My fave!

smarka.bsky.social•110 days ago

I wish the Times would be reasonable and come to the table (in no way is the union being unreasonable, this is all management to be clear). I keep reaching for the app for a few minutes of distraction.

duugy13.bsky.social•110 days ago

I usually play all the free games (Wordle, Strands, etc) every day. But to hell with that - I'm no scab.

numb.comfortab.ly•109 days ago

Went to see who wrote it, and it's a fucking crossword creator

hrath.bsky.social•110 days ago

ugh i still remember when they posted a crossword that looked like the bad swastika and not just when you squinted

soupcansteffans.bsky.social•109 days ago

... oh.

hrath.bsky.social•109 days ago

yeah that timing makes me seriously doubt it being an accident combined with how did NOBODY see it there's way too many people it has to go past for it to be an accident

obsidianblue80.bsky.social•110 days ago

Wow. That’s so wrong. Dang.

mabehr.bsky.social•110 days ago

Just as a PSA, the tech guild created an alternate games site for anyone else who needs to get their fix

https://nytimesguild.org/tech/guild-builds/index.html