It was such a pleasure to work with The Athletic's brilliant NFL staff on an ambitious preseason project: 32 NFL team-themed Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. As the game nears its first anniversary, it's the first time we've branched out to publish more than one puzzle in a day, and I'm excited for us to continue finding different ways for readers to interact with our work. We've even attached a contest I'm so pumped about: One person who submits their score will be picked to collab on a future Connections game built around their fandom! A great way to start the season. https://lnkd.in/e-AYmcHP https://lnkd.in/eSmYH2iJ
love it. I try to play every day.
Morgan Smith
2w
This is such a fun and smart way to keep fans engaged beyond the games themselves 👏 Love seeing The Athletic experiment with interactive formats like this — sports + puzzles = the kind of connection that sticks.
Small Business Consultant and Coach
2wI received the The Athletic's Pulse email announcing NFL Team-Specific Puzzles, the Connections: Sports Edition. As a tennis and golf enthusiast, I watched the Netflix Sports Series: Break Point and Full Swing; then NFL Quarterback and Receiver. To learn more about football, I created a series of presentations on NFL positions and the top players – quarterbacks, receivers, running backs, and kickers (categories of kickers and performance data, i.e., the highest field goal percentage). With my first Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle #347 I had immediate success beginning with the first of the four groups: Cities Hosting NFL International Games This Season. And, with that success followed by Puzzle #348 and #347 and am looking forward to continuing my streak during the NFL season. I have been creating LinkedIn Posts focused on #SportsTourism related to tennis and golf tournaments and now have an interest in adding vacations to take advantage of #NFL #GlobalMarket expansion plans.