NYT tech workers are making their own games while on strike

Nov 07, 2024 05:48 AM - 1 month ago 45910

Striking New York Times tech workers person created a “Guild Builds” page dedicated to strike-themed games you tin play, including a rotation connected Wordle, a connection search, and the civilization Connections I reported connected earlier today.

As portion of its onslaught announcement connected Monday, the New York Times Tech Guild requested that group don’t transverse the integer picket statement to play the NYT’s regular puzzle games. This postulation of 5 different games offers an replacement if you want to support the striking workers but besides do immoderate encephalon teasers.

There are presently 5 games connected the page:

They aren’t ace fancy, but I’ve had nosy messing astir pinch them. The games will beryllium updated “when they tin be,” Jen Sheehan, spokesperson for the NewsGuild of New York, tells The Verge, so you mightiness want to cheque backmost each erstwhile successful awhile to spot if there’s a caller type of a puzzle to play. Sheehan besides says that guild members created each of the games but Strikle, which was made by an outer supporter.

The New York Times didn’t instantly reply to a petition for comment.

The striking workers person besides asked group not to usage NYT Cooking, truthful the Guild Builds page besides includes immoderate strike-themed recipes you tin make instead. I’m personally intrigued by “‘We’ve sewage beef pinch management’ Stuffed Mushrooms,” though Solidarity Soup sounds beautiful good, too.

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