EZConnections
Created by Aidan O'Hara and Dylan Sparkenbaugh
Purpose of Project
The purpose of this project is to give users a seamless way to get help on the New York Times Connections Game. This chrome extension gives users a way to ask for hints as they solve the puzzle. After clicking the hint button for the first time, there will be a hint created that gives the user the title of the easiest category. After the first hint is given, if the user still cannot figure out the correct tiles, our program highlights a correct tile for the corresponding category.
How the Project is Implemented
The extension uses the NYT API for the Connections game to load in the correct solutions for the current puzzle. Using this, the extension will automatically update which categories the user has already solved and, when prompted, can assist the user with finding the remaining categories. These changes are automatically injected into the website, meaning that the user will not have to leave their game if they think help is needed. As these hints are used, new ones can be generated that will be most useful to the user.
What we learned
During this project we learned core concepts in JavaScript, HTML and CSS programming. We also learned key reverse engineering and problem solving stratagies that helped us overcome obsticles.
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