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sportchampps

Senior Member

9,312 posts
Feb 6, 2026 10:13 AM

Connections

Puzzle #971

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BRF

Senior Member

16,418 posts
Feb 6, 2026 12:02 PM

Blue was killing me and purple was by default (and stupid). 


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Puzzle #971

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jmog

Senior Member

11,252 posts
Feb 6, 2026 12:11 PM

Purple not that bad, would have never got blue.


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Puzzle #971

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Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 6, 2026 1:49 PM

Silly silly overlook and guess for my miss


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Puzzle #971

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gut

Senior Member

23,690 posts
Feb 6, 2026 2:05 PM

Another day of getting purple for the wrong reason


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Puzzle #971
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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

14,595 posts
Feb 7, 2026 7:14 AM

Connections

Puzzle #972

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justincredible

Honorable Admin

47,961 posts
Feb 7, 2026 10:11 AM

Odd one today.

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Puzzle #972

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Heretic

Son of the Sun

23,010 posts
Feb 7, 2026 11:40 AM

Connections

Puzzle #972

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Hey, after flopping yesterday, I was able to wrap my brain around this fucked up one.

BRF

Senior Member

16,418 posts
Feb 7, 2026 12:49 PM

Hated this one! Lucked out on blue and purple by default. 


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Puzzle #972

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Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 7, 2026 4:22 PM

Thought was very easy


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Puzzle #972

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sportchampps

Senior Member

9,312 posts
Feb 8, 2026 10:06 AM

Connections

Puzzle #973

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gut

Senior Member

23,690 posts
Feb 8, 2026 10:34 AM

Connections
Puzzle #973
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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

14,595 posts
Feb 8, 2026 11:49 AM

Connections

Puzzle #973

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Heretic

Son of the Sun

23,010 posts
Feb 8, 2026 12:25 PM

Connections

Puzzle #973

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Pretty good for being hung over!

BRF

Senior Member

16,418 posts
Feb 8, 2026 1:12 PM

I have been sucking lately


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Puzzle #973

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Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 8, 2026 1:13 PM
BRF wrote:

I have been sucking lately


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Puzzle #973

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Sandbagging for tomorrow’s tournament

Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 8, 2026 1:36 PM

6 in a row going into tomorrow’s tourney


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Puzzle #973

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BRF

Senior Member

16,418 posts
Feb 8, 2026 2:50 PM
Ironman92 wrote:

Sandbagging for tomorrow’s tournament

Hopefully it’s like the old golfing adage of “suck on the driving range, play good on the course”…..and vice versa. 

Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 8, 2026 2:54 PM
BRF wrote:

Hopefully it’s like the old golfing adage of “suck on the driving range, play good on the course”…..and vice versa. 

I can’t fathom me making it more than 3-5 days….I am getting proficient at the game but there are a lot of things I know nothing about so I’ll need some luck with my strategy

justincredible

Honorable Admin

47,961 posts
Feb 8, 2026 4:32 PM

They got me.


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Puzzle #973

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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

14,595 posts
Feb 9, 2026 6:43 AM

Connections

Puzzle #974

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brutus161

The Navy Guy

3,514 posts
Feb 9, 2026 9:38 AM

Connections

Puzzle #974

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Heretic

Son of the Sun

23,010 posts
Feb 11, 2026 12:01 PM

Connections

Puzzle #976

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After flopping in the competition, I came back...uh, strong?

Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 14, 2026 6:42 PM

Connections

Puzzle #979

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Ironman92

Administrator

69,898 posts
Feb 16, 2026 10:36 AM

I failed bad again