86 points | by colinprince 7 hours ago ago
5 comments
Weird, how did this not get marked as a dupe by the automated system when op posted?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42078647
Neat idea! The connections game looks like it's exactly the same as the original. I'm surprised they can get away with that.
Connections is very similar to Only Connect’s third round:
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-new-york-times-just-invente...
You can't copyright game mechanics, so there's little to stop anyone from copying games like these.
You can patent them though!
Weird, how did this not get marked as a dupe by the automated system when op posted?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42078647
Neat idea! The connections game looks like it's exactly the same as the original. I'm surprised they can get away with that.
Connections is very similar to Only Connect’s third round:
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-new-york-times-just-invente...
You can't copyright game mechanics, so there's little to stop anyone from copying games like these.
You can patent them though!