Connection Game

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This is a word-based matching game themed on synonyms and related words. You begin with a grid with 4 blanks at the top and 16 words at the bottom. Select all the words related to one another to form the

• You have 4 lives. The more lives you lose, the lower your score.
• Play through 3 difficulty levels.

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Connection Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Find and select all related words to identify the name of the group. Identify as many groups of words as you can.

• Starting the Game
  • Select the following controls at the center of the welcome screen to begin (top-down):
    • Easy
    • Medium
    • Difficult
  • Select More Games on the bottom row to view the rest of our game catalog.
  • Your web browser automatically saves your best scores.
    • The best scores for every difficulty level appear on the bottom row.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your mouse, left click to select.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Tap on the screen with your fingers to select them.
  • Controls and indicators
    • Top left corner:
      • Back button: Quits the game and returns you to the welcome screen
    • Bottom row (left to right):
      • Available mistakes
      • X button: Clears your current selection.
      • Check button: Checks if the answers you’ve selected form a valid group.
      • Game instructions.
• Game Play
  • Basic rules
    • You begin with a 4 x 5 table.
      • The topmost row of the table consists of blanks.
      • The bottom rows comprise a set of words.
    • Select the words that, when grouped together, allude to a specific object.
      • You can only select 4 words at a time.
      • When you’re done, select the check button to see if they form one of the words on the top row.
        • If they do, a word appears on one of the blanks.
        • Otherwise, the words in the group are deselected.
      • Words in the grid that have already been grouped appear in blue, while ungrouped words appear in gray.
    • When you’ve grouped all the words, a new collection of words appears.
    • Repeat the process for as long as you can.
  • Lives
    • You begin each session with 4 lives.
    • Each time you make a mistake, you lose a life.
    • Lose all your lives and it’s game over.
  • Scoring
    • The points you earn per group varies with the number of lives you have left.
      • If you have all 4 lives, you earn 250 points.
      • If you lose a life, you lose 50 points from the potential score you’ll earn.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for players who like simple word games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Connection Game

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Originality1.8

Replayability1.6

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.