Inside the 1,000th Connections puzzle: designers reveal board-building secrets
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Marking the 1,000th Connections puzzle, this interview with editor Wyna Liu explores how board design uses cross-category misdirection, varied wordplay, and solver expectations to create challenge, alongside insight into the companion art process by Calum Heath and Kathy Lee that ties illustrations back to the game’s clues.
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