NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Monday, July 15
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.
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Baldur’s Gate 3: Best Level One Spell For Each Spellcasting Class (& The Worst For Each)
Six of the 12 classes in start out with the ability to cast spells. They each choose several options from a list of spells curated for them. But while spellcasting is incredibly powerful, some of these early options are much better than others. Especially at level one, when players have so few spell slots and can only choose a couple of options for what to cast, choosing correctly is important.
Old School RuneScape devs face loot-hungry MMO players after an endgame quest spits out worse items than an easy mob so profitable it became a bot farm
I've been keeping an eye on a fascinating microcosm of MMO economics for a while now, and it's officially hit a boiling point over in the Old School RuneScape community. The recent release of two new enemies, one spitting out millions of gold despite being easy to kill, and the other locked behind an endgame quest yet struggling to drop anything worthwhile, has confused and rankled the OSRS faithful, to the point that developer Jagex recently delayed a planned Q&A session so it could instead focus on ironing out some loot tables.
Spy X Anya: Operation Memories Review - An Adorable Slice Of Life Cozy Game
Anya Forger steals the spotlight in her new game,, the cozy slice-of-life game based on the popular anime and manga, . Published by Namco Bandai Games and developed by Groove Box Japan, the game offers over 15 minigames in addition to its charming story following Anya and her unique family going on 10 different outings. Although primarily a single-player story, many of the minigames can also be enjoyed as two-player versions, as long as both players are on the same system.
This Philippines-inspired indie helped me connect to my cultural roots
I first learned about Until Then from a Southeast Asian developer I met at PAX East. We’d been talking about the game he worked on, A Space for the Unbound, and I brought up that I was Filipino. I’d enjoyed the cultural setting of that Indonesian adventure game, even if it wasn’t something I could completely understand as an outsider. I yearned for a similar experience where I could call out the references I knew as a Filipino-American. So he told me about Until Then.
Elden Ring: Best Weapons For Intelligence & Faith Builds
Like in previous FromSoftware RPGs such as and, magic in the world of can be divided into two rough categories — academic Sorceries powered by the spellcaster's Intelligence and deity-invoking Incantations powered by the spellcaster's faith. Players who want to be able to cast both Sorceries and Incantations will need to heavily upgrade their character's Intelligence and Faith attributes at the expense of the Strength and Dexterity attributes that empower attacks from most melees or ranged weapons.
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail review: emotional new expansion leaves a lasting legacy
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Today's Connections Hints & Answers For July 6, 2024 (Puzzle #390)
Even the categories today seem to have a connection in today's puzzle, which can make it challenging but also makes it quite interesting. There are several times when it feels like the game's editor is trying to trick us, but this one does not feel like that so much as it feels like these categories are building upon themselves. It makes for a nice themed puzzle, if only vaguely.