Daily game · 10 rounds · 60-second total clock · 4 match types
Card Pincer
Twelve cards on the table. One matching rule. Pinch the two that satisfy. Ten rounds. Sixty seconds total. Same year, same sport, same set family, or same player \u2014 the rule changes every round.
Pinch two cards that share the attribute.
Ten rounds. Sixty seconds total. Each round shows twelve cards and a matching rule \u2014 same year, same sport, same set family, or same player. Pick the two that satisfy. Correct = green, wrong = black. Fast.
Games
0
Best Score
0/10
Daily Streak
0
Best Streak
0
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a match?▼
The rule shown at the top of each round: SAME YEAR (both cards printed in the same year), SAME SPORT (both from MLB / NBA / NFL / NHL), SAME SET FAMILY (both from Topps Chrome, Panini Prizm, Bowman Chrome, etc. — ignoring year), or SAME PLAYER (both are cards of the same player across different sets).
Do I have to find the ONLY valid pair?▼
No. Any valid pair works — multiple valid pairs may exist in each round, and you only need to find one of them. The game generates the grid such that at least one valid pair is always present.
Why is the timer sixty seconds total, not per round?▼
Sixty seconds across ten rounds averages out to six seconds per round, which rewards snap recognition rather than systematic analysis. Banking time on easy rounds lets you spend longer on harder ones — the classic speed-and-depth trade-off that makes the game replayable.
What’s the share grid?▼
Ten emoji squares representing each round’s outcome — green for correct, black for wrong. Score + grid + mode are in the share text; the actual card names are not, so you can post your result without spoiling today’s Daily Pincer for anyone else.
How does streak work?▼
Score 6/10 or better on Daily to maintain the streak. Free Play results do not affect streak. Streak resets to zero if you skip a day; the game checks whether your last Daily completion was yesterday to determine continuation.