Bluesky sign-in. No posts. Just scores.
Timed scores only. Ties use adjusted time, then earlier completion.
Tap START, then tap words in the intended sequence from the marked start through all eight beads. Each correct link draws a line. The words stay in place.
Go fast. Wrong taps add 20 seconds; hints add 30 seconds. You can keep trying. Ending a run gives a separate progress score: 1,000 × links completed ÷ 7; partial results do not enter leaderboards. The timer keeps running when you leave the page.
Your score is 10,000 ÷ [1 + (adjusted seconds ÷ 90)1.35]. Faster is better: 30s ≈ 8,150; 90s = 5,000; 3m ≈ 2,820. This fixed curve spreads typical times; it is not a player percentile.
End this run and keep a partial progress score? END RUN KEEP PLAYING
Your anonymous game uses an essential cookie. Saving a score makes your name public. Clearing cookies creates a new guest. Old points-based results are kept separately.
An essential cookie remembers your anonymous identity for up to a year. The server stores a hashed identity, start and finish times, progress, penalties and scores. No account is required.
Optional Bluesky sign-in stores a seven-day encrypted identity cookie. Linking a score publishes your handle and associates its verified DID with the result. Public follow lists are read to filter your leaderboard. We request identity access only, never post, and do not keep Bluesky access tokens. Signing out does not remove public scores.
Your name and score become public only when you save a score. Clearing cookies disconnects progress; it does not delete past scores. Optional puzzle generation sends a public Wikipedia event to OpenAI, never your game or name. Sound and theme preferences are saved in this browser.
Use your Bluesky identity for scores and compare with your follows. Nothing is posted to Bluesky. Saving your result to this game’s leaderboard is a separate choice. Bluesky-hosted accounts are supported.