NYT Games Launches Crossplay: The First 2-Player Word Game

Whether you prefer to casually compete with friends or sharpen your skills for the next match, the Crossplay game was designed to meet the needs of all puzzle people. For the first time in the NYT Games experience, players can now communicate with each other in-game with Crossplay’s chat function. Chat with your opponent and discuss your moves to add even more fun to the competition. Play against the computer at multiple difficulty levels to have fun, practice and hone your skills before jumping into head-to-head games. Ready to challenge new friends? Crossplay’s smart matchmaking allows players to find worthy opponents based on skill level. Your best matches will update as you continue to improve your gameplay. Cross Bot is another new feature designed to help players learn, improve and get even more out of Crossplay. With Cross Bot’s game review, subscribers receive a personalized postgame analysis in player-to-player games that highlights key moments and strategic insights, helping players better understand their play and continue to grow with each game played. Jonathan Knight, head of Games at The New York Times said: “We created Crossplay as a natural extension of the New York Times Games portfolio, and an ambitious expansion of it. Our players already come to us every day for smart, original word games, and Crossplay builds on that foundation by introducing real-time competition and social play in a way that shares the joy of classic word games, but is designed to be unique. Crossplay expands how people engage with our other beloved games, while staying true to the quality, care and trust they expect from The New York Times. Crossplay was built to be focused, intuitive and genuinely enjoyable from the moment you open it. We’ve also built features like Cross Bot, which offers strategic insights to help players improve, and smart matchmaking that helps connect you with real people, adding depth while keeping the focus on the joy of the game.”