Connectrade (OEC)
Rate itConnections with trade data: group the products by the country that exports them.
Every day: A new board of export products each day for all players, to sort into groups of four that make up each country's top exports. New puzzle: Once a day (exact hour not stated).
Connectrade is a daily puzzle from the Observatory of Economic Complexity, the trade data site behind Tradle. A board of export products, such as wine, tea, fish fillets or vanilla, hides several countries' top exports, and you pick four products at a time to group them by country, with six mistakes allowed.
About Connectrade (OEC)
Connectrade takes the Connections format and fills it with trade data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), the economics site that also runs Tradle and Pick 5. Its heading puts the task simply: group each country's exports. The board shows a mix of traded products, and each set of four belongs together because they are among one country's main exports.
You select four products and press Submit. A correct group is matched to its country; a wrong one costs one of your six hearts. A board might mix the exports of very different economies, such as a small European state, a Himalayan country and two African ones, so wine, tea, dried legumes, vanilla and fish all have to go to the right place. An Easy switch sits under the board, and a stats button tracks your results.
There is a new puzzle each day. The game is free in the browser, with an optional OEC sign-in, and the games site shows ads. It suits players of Tradle and Connections, and anyone curious about what countries sell to the world.
How to play Connectrade (OEC)
- Look over the board of export products.
- Pick four products you think are the top exports of the same country.
- Press Submit: a right group is matched to its country, a wrong one costs one of your six hearts.
- Use Clear to deselect, and keep grouping until every country's exports are found.
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Tips
- Start with products tied to one climate or region, such as tropical spices or northern fish.
- Think about which products a small or landlocked country could plausibly export together.
- Products that could fit two countries are best left until the obvious groups are gone.
- Play Tradle on the same site to get used to reading countries from their export mix.
Questions
Who makes Connectrade?
The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), the trade data site that also runs Tradle and Pick 5.
How many mistakes can I make?
Six, shown as hearts under the board.
Is it like NYT Connections?
It uses the same idea of sorting items into groups of four, but the items are export products and each group is one country.
Is there an easier mode?
Yes. An Easy switch sits beside the Submit button.
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