The New York Times is adding a new game to its wheelhouse: “Crossplay,” a two-player word game where participants can build ...

This new Scrabble inspired game is a distraction-free alternative to ad-loaded competitors like Words With Friends.

The Times’ popular Games unit is debuting Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic feature that represents its first designed ...

If you've played Words with Friends or Scrabble, then you should figure out how to play Crossplay pretty quickly.

Cross Bot starts by creating a list of possible moves for each turn; there can be hundreds, or even thousands, of options. The bot selects a handful of strong moves by looking at two elements: ...

The game will be familiar to Scrabble or Words with Friends players, but the Times is adding a few twists of its own.