Connectrade Rules, Hints and How to Play
A daily trade puzzle in which groups of four export products are matched to the country that exports them.
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About Connectrade
Connectrade is a free daily geography and trade puzzle from the Observatory of Economic Complexity, the data project known as OEC. The board shows a grid of real export products such as cars, refined copper and fish oil. Players group four products that share the same exporting country, then repeat the grouping until every product on the board has been assigned. The format follows the matching style of the New York Times Connections puzzle, applied to international trade data.
FAQ
What is Connectrade?
Connectrade is a daily export-matching puzzle from the Observatory of Economic Complexity. You group export products by the country that exports them.
How do you play Connectrade?
Pick four products that you believe share the same exporting country and submit them as a group.
Is Connectrade free?
Yes. Connectrade is free to play in a browser, and it is published by OEC Games, the games section of the OEC data site.
Can you play Connectrade on a phone?
Yes. Connectrade runs in mobile browsers, and the OEC site declares a responsive viewport for phone screens.
How to play
- Step 1: Open the Connectrade page on oec.world and look over the grid of export products.
- Step 2: Choose four products that you believe share the same exporting country and submit the group.
- Step 3: Read the result: a correct group is matched to its country, and a wrong group costs one life.
- Step 4: Continue until every product on the board is assigned, then return the next day for a new grid.
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Game details
- Category
- Geography
- Play time
- 3–5 min
- Platform
- Web browser (desktop and mobile)
- Release date
- Not stated
This is an unofficial fan guide. Game names and trademarks belong to their owners. Details checked on 2026-11-10; rules can change on the official site.