A daily connection game for people who love trivia

Each chain starts with two things that seem unrelated: a basketball player and a film studio, a Renaissance painting and a sports final. You build a path between them one real connection at a time, choosing from a few cards at each step. Fewer links score more. See how to play for the full rules.

Unlike a quiz, you are not asked to recall an answer. You use what you know — who starred in what, which brand sponsored whom, where things happened — to plan a short route. Knowing one surprising fact can save you two links.

If you have ever played “six degrees” with actors, CHAINED will feel familiar, but it spans music, sport, film, brands, history and places, and every Daily is designed so that the shortest route is only two or three links. Read about where six degrees of separation comes from.

Everyone gets the same five chains, so you can compare scores and challenge a friend to beat yours on the same Daily. After each chain you see why the links hold, and the Daily ends with a few sourced facts you probably did not know. A new Daily arrives every day at midnight UTC.