Today is Undertale's 10th anniversary. In case you weren't aware, this game used to be a cornerstone of my online identity; I used its sprites as my avatars and cherry-picked its flavor text for my social media bios. I cared about this game a lot, and I still feel the shockwaves of its emotional impact on me when I revisit it. So, today's anniversary seems like an appropriate time to write about the thesis statement that's been brewing in my head: Undertale was a good enough game to become my all-time favorite game, at least for a couple years.

It's the Rubik's Cube. I'm a speedcuber now.

Earlier this week, I had a terrible idea for a Connections puzzle. I found a lovely tool to create them and sent my monstrosity of a board to my friends for laughs. We've been bouncing silly puzzles back and forth ever since then. A 1-letter puzzle¹ led to a 2-letter puzzle,² which then begat a 3-letter puzzle. This made me wonder: what would a 4-letter puzzle that takes full advantage of its inherent symmetry with the game of Connections look like?