Just like you, I'm obsessed with The New York Times' daily puzzle games. Unlike many of you, I'm playing them on a secret hard mode you might not know exists. Today, I'm going to reveal how you gain access to this super special secret mode – all you have to do is not be American. The other day, the popular game Connections threw me for a loop by having not one but two categories out of four that contained US-specific references. In one of the categories, you needed to draw links between US cable channels; the other, American football positions. Read more: Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Oct. 23, #500: It's a Weird One This is just one example among many of how The New York Times makes it especially hard to play if you're a Brit like me, or any other non-American nationality for that matter. The global omnipresence of American culture has laid the groundwork to prepare many of us for challenges like this, but the point of the puzzles is to make them a challenge to everyone, US players included, often putting the answers even further out of my reach. Os jogos de quebra-cabeça diários do The New York Times são uma obsessão compartilhada com muitas pessoas; Alguns modos secretos desses jogos podem ser acessados por não ser um americano; Para jogadores não-americanos, as referências distintamente americanas presentes nos jogos podem tornar o desafio muito mais difícil.
