Connections

Inspiration

We were inspired by the New York Times Connections game, which we love and play every day.

What it does

This is a game where the user is faced with 16 words and needs to group them into four categories of four words each. The categories are color-coded and range in difficulty level.

How we built it

We built it using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on a platform called Replit. We worked out the logic of how to create the game and did the hardest parts to code first.

Challenges we ran into

We faced many challenges, but the hardest part was checking if the categories the user came up with were correct. This required the use of multiple arrays, functions, and iteration over variables. Once we figured out how to check the user's answer, the rest was mostly straightforward.

What we learned

We learned that a game can be amazing and also surprisingly simple to code. The task was very daunting at first, the task to recreate our favorite game, yet we figured it out and never gave up. Through this hackathon, we learned that we can do anything we put our minds to.

Built With

• css
• html
• javascript
• replit