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Apple launches Quartiles – A connections Spinoff

February 27, 2025January 1, 2024

Apple is following the footsteps of NEW York Times by adding yet another game to the News+ App. This time it is the Quartiles game a game that seems very similar to Connections game launches a few months ago by the New York Times, which was also was very similar to ‘Only Connect’ quiz game by Coren Mitchell(read more).

As connections is becoming one of the most popular games of New York Times, apple decided to tackle this game market segment by challenging us to form syllable words from a grid of about twenty syllables. The tile based word forming puts you on a mission to detect words ranging from 1 to 4 letters. When you are able to spot five 4-letter word or “quartiles”, you get 20 bonus points.

Enriching the News Only App

Although Apple News/+ has always been primarily focused on news content, it seems to have understood the value and potential of including small puzzle games on its platform. Surely you must remember the pandemic game hit Wordle, which quickly became a record breaking game played by millions and gave rise to similar games. The success was quickly noticed by New York Times competitors and since then, many have tried to replicate the success of the game. The incorporation of games is great way to keep news users informed and entertained at the same time.

The Apple Mini Crossword and the Main Crossword already available on News Plus is paving the way for apple to transition into games and diversify the platform so the users will spend more and more time playing puzzles besides getting top news content. The platforms must always adapt to the dynamics of the markets and the audience demands.

Whats new in Quartiles?

While some say quartiles resembles the NYT Connections game it also offers its unique perspective and game experience that may also be close to the game style of Scrabble or Boggle. It’s not a surprise that Quartiles is making a buzz because the word games are becoming increasingly more popular especially among the younger generations, this can be noticed on social media platforms where many popular channels on tiktok or instagram are focusin on solving popular games.

It is very difficult to make a viral game in fact there is no recipe. Nobody expected wordle or connections to become such hit games. So there is no telling whether Quartiles from apple will join the giants, at least not for now. We are noticing a trend that many companies are implementing. It would seem like this cross of news and games is becoming a standard and something that users might be expecting to have.

How to play?

To play Quartiles you must Upgrade to iOS 17.5 Beta
> Tap Following in the bottom right section
> Tap Puzzles.

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Two New Games join NYT Games

February 27, 2025May 17, 2023

New York Times has revealed that players of its Games will be able to play Tiles and Sudoku via the app. If you are a regular you must remember that Sudoku was also added in late January early February of this year.

Little by little or we the NYT games app has been enriched and it now has a diverse portfolio of games for just about any type of player. We must admit that not everyone is a crossword person, but if you are and don’t have the time The Mini is the perfect choice. You might prefer spelling words in the Spelling Bee. You might like a short puzzle like Wordle. Each game is different not only in the in the method of playing but also the difficulty level. The newest addition ‘Tiles’ for example. can be categorized as a Logic Visual Game and beginner friendly.

Sudoku game players worldwide has increased by more than 50%. This is due to the popularity and influence that NYT has. The amount of time the players spend on the app has also increased

Tiles, which The Times introduced in June 2019, is a color and pattern matching game where, using layered patterned squares, players are challenged to create the longest possible sequence of tile pairings with matching components. Tiles has been growing its audience over the past year, with almost one million people playing the game each week.

Offering a breadth of handcrafted puzzle experiences is critical to what subscribers look for in a Games subscription, and we’re pleased to announce that Tiles and Sudoku are now being offered in the NYT Games app.

ABOUT NEW YORK TIMES GAMES
Since the launch of The Crossword in 1942, The Times has captivated solvers by providing engaging word and logic games. In 2014, we introduced The Mini Crossword — followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. In early 2022, we proudly added Wordle to our collection. We strive to offer puzzles for all skill levels that everyone can enjoy playing every day.

Player Wins $2M from Crossword Scratcher

February 27, 2025May 2, 2023

A woman got lucky and won 2 Million Dollars from A Crossword Lottery Ticket.

Ruby Evans a woman from Compton, California bought an Instant Prize Crossword Lottery Ticket at a Donuts shop in her town. Upon scratching the ticket in her car she realized she had won and thought he won the 2000 USD prize. But it was a day of big surprises because Evans had actually won a prize 1000 times bigger than that.

She ran back to the store and scan the ticket only to realize that $2,000,000 was her prize. It is the top prize for this game. The shop owner was happy too because of her win it will receive a $10,000 bonus.

Evans was joyful but not so shocked because it turns out that this was not her first time winning the lottery. She had won before at least three times.

She also won another $100,000 lottery ticket back in 2013.
Well we guess we could say the lightning can strike twice in the same place – even thrice.

She considers it a big blessing and it will obviously help her pay her bills and mortgage but she admits that she enjoys the game – it’s not only about the money. She has played the game for a long time and not long ago she won the 5,000 prize as well. Some friends even tease her for this, jokingly saying Ruby have you not won enough?