The object is to be the first player or team to connect an unbroken row of six "links" horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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.
If answered correctly, that player places a link on the chosen square in the category grid and takes a Brain Pill.
[5] To create a Brain Chain and win the game a player or team must form an unbroken line of six links in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally on the Category Grid.