How to play

Battle Mode

Go head-to-head with another player. You take turns naming teammates, building a chain of players until someone runs out of time.

How a battle works

1. 1
   Get matched

   Press Play and we'll pair you with another player waiting in the same sport. You can cancel while you wait.

2. 2
   The opener

   A player is picked at random to start the chain, and a coin flip decides who goes first.

3. 3
   Name a teammate

   On your turn, name someone who played on the same team, in the same season, as the last player in the chain. The teams they shared are shown between the two.

4. 4
   Beat the clock

   You have 30 seconds each turn. A wrong answer doesn't end your turn, but the clock keeps running.

5. 5
   Last one standing

   If your time runs out, you lose and your opponent wins. Closing the page doesn't pause the clock.

Good to know

• Only the last player counts. Each new player has to be a teammate of the one right before, not of the whole chain.
• Every player can be used once per battle, by either side.
• A guess that isn't a teammate, or was already used, is rejected - just try someone else.
• There's no passing. You have to name a player before your time is up.
• The server keeps the official clock, so a slow connection can never stall a battle.

MLB, NFL and NBA

Each sport has its own queue, so battles in different sports never mix. Everyone in the sport counts as a possible teammate.

Names and records

You don't need an account to play. Guests get a random name for the battle. Sign in to play under your own name and keep a win-loss record for each sport.

Tips

• Players who bounced between many teams connect to lots of others, which makes them safe picks when the clock is low.
• To trap your opponent, name someone with a short or lonely career, whose few teammates are hard to recall.
• When the last player is a star, the answer is often a role player from the same roster.