How To Play
Welcome to Giddey
Giddey is a basketball draft puzzle where your goal is to draft the highest graded team possible. Your draft grade is based on two scores: Talent and Chem.
Talent
Each player's Overall Rating (OVR) sets their card tier, and every tier is worth fixed talent points — from +15 for Dark Matter down to +1 for Gold.
Chem
Increase your team's chem grade by connecting players on the grid from the same team, division, or draft year. There are three levels of chemistry between players:
+3 Chem — same team OR same division + draft year
+1 Chem — same division OR same draft year
No chem — no matching traits
Chemistry match labels appear on the lines showing what connects players (TEAM, DIV, YR). As a player creates connections, the dot under their card changes colors for bonus chem:
+11 Chem — Player has 4+ line chem
+6 Chem — Player has 2+ line chem
No bonus
Max chemistry = 144 (15 green lines × 3 + 9 green dots × 11)
The Grid
Your lineup is arranged in a formation with 15 connections between 9 positions. The Center (C) connects to 4 adjacent players — making it the most important piece of the puzzle.
Other Rules
Once you add a player to your team, you cannot swap them for a different player card option from that round.
You can drag cards on the grid to swap positions at any point. Rearrange to maximize chem!
The UTIL (Utility) spots accept any position.
Draft Odds
Each player card is randomly generated using the probabilities below: