CONNECT
MADNESS.
"The Road to CONNECT."
Season 01 is the first one. Play the events, bank the points, and one player leaves as the CONNECT Champion.
The Road.
Every league night feeds one board. Win rounds, earn points, climb the season standings.
- Win a match+3
- Make the semifinals+5
- Win an event+10
Also Planned For The Field
- ★Defending champions — automatic qualification
- ★A small number of wild card invitations
By season's end — the top players qualify.
The Format.
Best of Three
Each round is three games. Win the set 2–1 and you take the round.
One Round = One Point
Every round won adds one point to the scoreboard. Points stack across the season.
Official Events Only
Points are tallied at official Connect 4 NYC events and affiliated partner venues that host the Connect 4 NYC game.
Regular Season Champion
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Cash Prize
We plan to award a cash prize and a trophy to the season points leader. Amount announced before the first league night.
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Regular Season Trophy
The highest point total wins the regular season champion trophy.
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Regular Season Champion
Earn the title and carry the crown into the tournament of champions.
Tournament of Champions
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The Best Qualify
The season's top players advance to a single-elimination tournament of champions. Field size is still being finalized.
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Connect 4 NYC World's Champion
One team or one person wins it all to become the Connect 4 NYC World's Champion.
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Championship Prize Pack
The plan is a cash prize, a championship trophy, and gifts for the winner. Specifics confirmed once venues and partners are locked.
Eligibility & Perks.
Defend the Crown
Every reigning CONNECT Champion gets an automatic invitation to the next championship.
Wild Cards
A limited number of wild-card spots are awarded to players who lit up the season, fan favorites, and rising threats.
What Champions Receive
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The Trophy
Custom oversized cup with four connected discs and your name engraved on the base.
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Champion Ring
A championship ring worthy of a four-in-a-row legend.
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The Green Jacket
A Masters-green blazer you wear into the arena every year you return.
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Lifetime Invitation
Auto-qualified for life — once a champion, always part of CONNECT Weekend.
Selection Sunday.
Date not set
After Season 01
Announced once the season schedule is locked
The idea: one night at the end of the season where the bracket gets revealed and everyone finds out who they drew. We want to stream it. Platform, format, and timing are all still open.
Want a seed?
Seeds come from season points, and season points only exist once you play. Join Season 01 and you'll be on the board from the first league night.
Join Season 01 →Every Round Bigger.
- Round of 6464
- Round of 3232
- Sweet 1616
- Elite 88
- Final Four4
- CONNECT Championship1
Walkout music. Live LED bracket. Sports-style highlight reels.
Player Cards.
Your Borough
"YOUR NICKNAME"
Your Name Here
- NicknameYou pick it
- OccupationWhat you do
- Record0–0
- Walkout SongYour choice
- Signature MoveTBD
"Your trash talk goes here."
Join the league and your card fills itself in — nickname, borough, record, walkout song, signature move, and the line you say before every match.
Immortality.
People don't chase money. They chase immortality.
The Trophy
Four discs. One legend.
Custom oversized trophy with four connected discs. Every champion's name engraved on the base.
The Jacket
Forget the medal.
Masters-green blazer. Championship ring. Lifetime invite. Auto-qualified next year.
- Green blazer
- Champion ring
- Trophy
- Lifetime invite
Not an activity.
A cultural tradition.
It starts with one board in one park. The goal is a night New Yorkers put on the calendar months ahead — and one champion at the end of it.
Season 01 is being built in public. Come be part of the first one.