Brain Chain

Brain Chain
PublishersBrain Chain Games, Inc.
Genresstrategy, trivia, educational
Players2–3 players or teams
Setup time3 minutes
Playing time30–90 minutes
ChanceLow
Age range8 +
SkillsAbstract Strategy, Teamwork, General knowledge, Social Skills

Brain Chain is a strategy-driven trivia board game played by two or three players or teams. The object is to be the first player or team to connect an unbroken row of six "links" horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game is played on a 10x10 category grid surrounded by an exterior track. Brain Chain has been described as Trivial Pursuit with a Go-Moku win mechanic plus a dash of Pueblo added in.[1]

Brain Chain was designed by Alicia Vaz and Scot Blackburn, who are Los Angeles attorneys,[2] and Kris Harter, a graduate of Pacific Union College and [3] a teacher at Loma Linda Academy.[4] Roy Ice designed all of the graphics on the gameboard and box.[5] Brigit Warner edited all of the trivia questions.[6] Brain Chain is currently owned and distributed by Brain Chain Games, Inc.[7]

Games Magazine has named Brain Chain a Top 100 Game.[8]

  1. ^ "BoardGameGeek, Review of Brain Chain, October 2, 2006". Archived from the original on January 2, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  2. ^ The Winter Olympics are over but the Competition Continues with Brain Chain, the Awesome Strategy-Meets-Trivia Board Game, March 2006, located at http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/pdf/2006/03/07/press_release_11758.pdf Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pacific Union College, Website article, November 2006, Award-Winning Gamemakers Credit Success to PUC Education, located at "Pacific Union College". Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
  4. ^ Loma Linda Academy Mirror, Volume 72 Number 4, January/February 2005, Briefs: Brain Chain, located at http://www.lla.org/pdf/mirror/jan_feb_05.pdf Archived October 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ibid.
  6. ^ The Southwesterner Online, December 2006, SWAU Alumna Edits Top 100 Board Game, located at "The Southwesterner Online - SWAU alumna edits top 100 board game". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
  7. ^ The Luding Database, Game Database Entry, Brain Chain, November 2006, located at http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/cgi-bin/luding/GameName.py?lang=e&gamename=Brain+Chain Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ GAMES Magazine, December 2006 Issue, The 2007's Buyer's Guide to Games/Top 100 Traditional Games List, at page 46