How to play
Link-Up
- Everyone gets the same player each day. He starts on your team.
- Pick one of his managers. The manager decides your formation.
- Type a player who played with anyone on your team, at the same Premier League club at the same time. Only Premier League clubs count, 1992 to today.
- Tap where he goes on the pitch. He stays there.
- You get 10 names. A wrong name, a skip or running out of time loses that turn. The first name has no clock.
- Each club can only be used once to link a player. If you link someone through Middlesbrough, nobody else can come in through Middlesbrough. Stuck? You can reuse a club, but that player scores a bit less: twice on Easy, once on Normal, never on Hard.
Points
Fewer appearances = more points
Fewer Premier League appearances means more points. Gerrard scores almost nothing.
Extra points if:
Extra
You link to the player you just addedKeep going for more
Extra
They were only team-mates brieflyA year or less together
Extra
They played together at two clubs
Extra
He also played with others on your team
Extra
He played for your manager
Extra
You fill all 11Even more if everyone is in his normal position
Less
He's out of position, or you reuse a club
Your score is hidden until the end.
Difficulty
Easy
No timer2 hintsReuse a club twice
Normal
30 seconds a pick1 hintReuse a club once
Hard
30 seconds a pickNo hintsNo club reusesNo position colours
The Missing Link
- Two players start on your team.
- Add players who played with anyone on your team until the two are linked.
- Your score is the pick you link them on (wrong names and skips count), plus 1 for each player out of position. Lowest score wins, like golf.
- You get 9 picks. The game ends as soon as the two are linked.