The New York Times introduced the following headline to its gaming catalog after the continued success of Wordle – and it’s all about mathematics. The numbers contain players adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. You can now play the demo version online for free. In the game Digits, players are presented with a target number they need to match. Players are given six numbers and have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide them to get as close to the target as possible. However, not all numbers need to be used, so this game tests your math skills as you combine numbers and try to create the correct equations to get closer to the target number as much as possible.
Players will receive a five-star rating if they match the target number exactly, a three-star rating if they reach less than 10 away from the target, and a one-star rating if they manage to get less than 25 away from the target number. Currently, players can also access five different puzzles with increasingly larger numbers. I solved today’s puzzle and found it to be a fun numbers-based game that should appeal to curious minds who enjoy puzzle games like Threes or other New York Times titles like Wordle and Spelling Bee.
In an article unveiling Digits and detailing the New York Times Games team’s process of developing the game, The Times says the team will use this free trial version to debug and evaluate whether it’s worth advancing to a more active development stage where the game is coded and designs are completed. So, play Digits as much as possible, as The New York Times may move on from the project if it doesn’t get the response it hopes for. The demo version of Digits is available to play for free now on The New York Times Games website.
