Bracket (Mind Loft)
Fill a sixteen-team bracket of facts before you learn a single result.
Every day: One sixteen-contender bracket a day, the same for every player: every matchup asks the same question, such as which country is bigger, and you fill all fifteen picks before the reveal. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern Time.
Bracket is a free daily trivia game from Mind Loft that uses the single-elimination bracket for facts. Sixteen real things are seeded into a draw, every matchup asks the same question, and you make all fifteen picks before anything is revealed. Later rounds are worth more.
About Bracket (Mind Loft)
Bracket takes the tournament sheet people fill in every spring and puts facts in it. Each day sixteen real contenders, for example countries, are seeded into a single-elimination draw under one question, such as which country is bigger by area. You choose a winner for every matchup, from the round of 16 through the quarters, semis and final, and only then hand the sheet in.
The difficulty comes from your own picks carrying forward. A wrong call in the first round sends the wrong contender into the later rounds, and you will not find out until the reveal. The draw is built so that early matchups are lopsided and the true final is close, and the last pick is worth eight times the first.
Every value is checked against public records and shown on the reveal, so the end screen shows the real numbers behind each matchup. A new field is seeded every day at midnight Eastern, and the Sunday Edition doubles it to 32 contenders.
How to play Bracket (Mind Loft)
- Open Bracket and press Open the bracket to see the day's question and sixteen contenders.
- Pick the winner of each first-round matchup.
- Your winners move into the quarter-finals; keep picking through the semis and the final.
- When all fifteen picks are made, press Hand in the bracket to see the real values and your score.
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Tips
- Spend most of your thought on the final and semis, which are worth far more than the opening round.
- The first round is meant to be lopsided, so trust your instinct there.
- For size or population questions, compare against a country you know well before deciding a close match.
Questions
What time does Bracket reset?
A new Bracket bracket goes up every day at midnight US Eastern Time, the same for every player. Sundays bring a 32-contender Sunday Edition.
Is Bracket free?
Yes. Bracket plays in the browser on Mind Loft with no app and no account. Signing up with a display name (no password) puts your result on the daily leaderboard; an email is optional.
Can I play earlier Bracket puzzles?
Yes. Mind Loft keeps an archive of past Bracket boards together with each day's standings.
Do I find out after each pick whether I was right?
No. You fill the whole bracket first and get no feedback until you hand it in.
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