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by v9v 175 days ago
The connections are too easy to the point where the main challenge for me was to remember/locate where I had stored the nodes of that category. I think the fun in a connection puzzle comes from trying to figure out what the link is that connects different nodes, and resolving any red herrings by deduction (which is what makes OnlyConnect's connection wall great and NYT's knockoff mediocre). In this one I can spot the intended category for each node without even looking at the others.
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The connections are too hard. I'm at 1761 and 1144 mistakes and I'm guessing, I have no idea what most of these things are
Have you actually completed it? There are plenty where the category is obvious, sure - but also many ambiguous entries. It's not trivial to fully complete if you're aiming to keep errors low!

E.g. in ROT13: Cuvynqrycuvn pbhyq unir orra n zrzore bs "H.F. Pvgvrf", "Purrfrf", be "Gbz Unaxf zbivrf"

That aspect makes it kind of a massively parallel "startup name or fantasy sword" challenge, once you get past the obvious ones (whether that helps or hinders I wouldn't claim either way, but it rhymes?)