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How to Play Connection Path
Connection Path gives you two footballers and asks you to link them through the players they have in common. You build a chain of bridge players, where each link was a teammate of the one before at a shared club, until the path joins the start player to the target. The shorter the chain, the better your score, so it is as much about finding the cleverest route as knowing who played where.
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Connection Path rules
Each new player you add must share a club — and an overlapping spell — with the player next to them in the chain, so the whole path holds together as a run of real teammates. You search for a player and tap to add them into the path. There is no single correct answer: many routes connect any two footballers, and the game rewards the one that uses the fewest links.
How to play Connection Path step by step
Look at the two end players and note every major club each of them played for. Ask whether they ever shared a club directly — if so, that is a one-link path and you are done. If not, pick a hub club or a well-travelled player who bridges toward the target. Search that bridge player and tap to add them, checking they overlapped with the previous player. Keep adding links until the chain reaches the target, aiming for as few steps as possible.
Tips and strategy
Well-travelled players are the best bridges: someone like Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Thiago Silva connects clubs across several leagues in one hop. Look for a shared hub club first — big squads such as Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United overlap with almost everyone. Mind the years, not just the badge: two players at the same club in different decades were never teammates, so the spells have to overlap. National-team links do not count here — the connection has to run through clubs and real teammates. If your chain is getting long, restart from the target and work backwards; meeting in the middle often finds a shorter route.
Key points
- Well-travelled players are the best bridges: someone like Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Thiago Silva connects clubs across several leagues in one hop.
- Look for a shared hub club first — big squads such as Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United overlap with almost everyone.
- Mind the years, not just the badge: two players at the same club in different decades were never teammates, so the spells have to overlap.
- National-team links do not count here — the connection has to run through clubs and real teammates.
How does scoring work in Connection Path?
You score best by connecting the two players with the fewest links. A direct shared-club connection is ideal; every extra bridge player you need makes the path longer, so the challenge is finding the shortest valid chain.
Do the players have to be teammates or just at the same club?
They have to have actually overlapped at a shared club, so they were teammates during the same spell. Two players who were at the same club in different eras do not form a valid link.
Is there only one correct path?
No. Many valid routes connect any two footballers, which is what makes the game replayable. The goal is not the only answer but the most efficient one — the chain with the fewest links.
Can I connect players through their national teams?
No. Connection Path is built on club history and shared club teammates, so international appearances do not create a link between two players.