How To Play

The ultimate NBA resume game. Every mode at a glance.

🎯

Standard Levels

Guess NBA players from their resumes.

  • Reveal hint categories one by one. Each revealed hint gives you one opportunity to guess the player before revealing another hint.
  • Use as few hints as possible to achieve the best score.
📚

Collections

Play through themed collections of NBA players.

  • Each collection focuses on a specific topic, era or achievement.
  • Collections are divided into Parts to make larger Collections easier to complete. Parts may follow historical importance, player recognition, a specific theme, or another logical order depending on the collection.
  • You can play the Parts in any order, though they're generally arranged to be played in order.
🎲

Random Player

Practice without affecting your Standard progression.

  • Practice your NBA knowledge with a randomly selected player from the Standard database.
  • Player selection is weighted, so Easy and Medium players appear more frequently than Hard and Expert players, creating a balanced and enjoyable experience.
  • Perfect for quick practice sessions.
⏱️

Challenge

A race against time.

  • Every Challenge lasts exactly 60 seconds.
  • Clues are revealed progressively throughout the round — all regular clues appear automatically.
  • Before time expires, a Final Hint is revealed.
  • The final 10-second countdown then begins.
  • Guess the player before the timer reaches zero.
🧩

History Match

Assign each NBA clue to the correct player. Mastermind-style deduction.

  • Tap a clue, then tap an answer to assign it.
  • After each guess: 🟩 correct position · 🟨 wrong clue · ⬜ not in puzzle.
  • Presets: Quick (5 clues), Advanced (10), Pro (20).
💍

Got Rings?

One category. One question. One answer.

  • Decide which player has more NBA championships.
  • Because apparently rings are everything.
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Hint Categories

  • Each player is built from multiple resume categories.
  • Reveal only the information you need — the fewer hints, the better your performance.
  • Bonus Hints unlock after you reveal 4 regular clues — pick whichever helps most. The second Bonus Hint unlocks after 8 regular clues.
🏆Awards
🏀Teams
📋Draft
🎓College
👕Jersey Numbers
📍Position
🌍Nationality
📅Career Years
🏛️Hall of Fame

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