The games you already play — now add a weekly competition.
SIDECAR is designed to be the easy share, the easy league, the take your daily habit and effortlessly add some humorous quips, some scoring challenges, some competition, and a lot of fun.
Coming June 18, 2026
What it does
Your own scoring
Bring custom rules to the puzzles you already play. The competition is yours to shape.
Private leagues
Set up a league with friends and family. Invite-only, no strangers.
Daily play, weekly stakes
Play each day; watch the weekly leaderboard decide who's on top.
How it works
- 1
Set up your league
Create a private league and invite your friend group.
- 2
Play your games
Play the daily games you already love, on your own schedule.
- 3
Share your scores
Send scores into SIDECAR and let the standings sort it out.
Curated by Oscar
Meet the SIDECARs
The four hosts who ride along — one of them is fairly sure this section is mostly about him.
Oscar
Host & resident optimist
A Boxer who is, sincerely, just happy to be here — provided the ball is also here. Keeps the peace, hosts the show, loses the thread the moment something bounces.
Aki
The numbers one
A border-rescue with a rags-to-riches streak, a head for numbers, and a Spanish song for every occasion. Small dog, big appetite for the finer things.
Muffin
The logician
A logician in a cat suit. Connections is his arena and he does not miss — a magician's flourish where a lesser cat would simply nap.
Chloe
Agent of chaos
A kitten of pure chaos with an unexpected gift for words. Wordle and Strands never see her coming; neither, frankly, does anyone else.
The world’s house team
The In-Game Characters
The global constant: same characters, same challenge, every league on the planet — twelve league players, sourced from the finest institutions of higher animal learning — bookish to the core, if you read between the whiskers. Add them to your league for someone to beat — or to lose to. Each plays at Novice, Intermediate, or Expert.
Boss tierBartleby Badger
Sett Valley Junior College · 2018–2024
Would prefer not to lose. Melville's most stubborn export — boss-tier at any difficulty.
Gentle pickOllie Otter
Riverbank College · 2019–2023
Dickensian cheer, otter-shaped. Submits eagerly, finishes politely. Softest pick on the roster.
Gentle pickEustace Elephant
Cair Paravel Polytechnic · 2016–2020
Narnia's reformed brat. Steady on Connections; distracted on Wordle. Below-average overall.
Below averageMaddy Mole
Combray College · 2017–2021
Proustian patience, underground. Slow but eventually arrives — usually after the spangram has cooled.
BalancedMortimer Moose
North Woods University · 2020–2024
Dickensian everyman, antlers and all. Reliable mid-pack; occasionally surprises.
Boss tierAthena Owl
Owlford University · 2016–2020
Greek-myth wisdom in feathers. Reads patterns instantly. Bring your A-game.
Below averagePip Prairie Dog
Burrowdale College · 2021–2025
Dickens' plucky hero in burrow form. Solid Wordle, less reliable on Strands.
Gentle pickRosie Rabbit
Warren University · 2018–2022
Shakespeare-quick, Bottom-uneven. Fast on the buzzer, lower on the leaderboard.
Above averageRhett Rhino
Tara A&M · 2017–2021
Frankly, doesn't give a damn what you think. Brash hitter, especially on Connections.
Boss tierSchopenhauer Sloth
Canopy College of Philosophy · 2019–2023
Pessimist philosopher who finds life surprisingly solvable. Slow, methodical, tough to beat.
Above averageScout Squirrel
Maycomb University · 2020–2024
Mockingbird-sharp observer. Asks the right questions, plays the right moves. Reliable above-average.
BalancedWilla Wolf
Frontier University · 2022–2026
Pioneer steady. Balanced no-tilt opponent — the dependable middle of the pack.
Questions
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