diff --git a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
index 86e4bcdb..864175a2 100644
--- a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
@@ -336,8 +336,11 @@
         (archive.changePlaygrounds ->:Void [:DynamicAccess<Dynamic> p] (dictSet p "default" name))
         (when playgroundSystem (playgroundSystem.switchPlaygroundKey name)))
         
-    (defCommand RemoveFromPlayground [entries (SelectedEntries 1 null)]
+    (defCommand AddConnections [entries (SelectedEntries 1 null) entriesToConnect (Entries 1 null)]
         (for e entries
-            (when (hasComponent e Positions)
-                (withWritableComponents archive e [positions Positions]
-                    (positions.remove (dictGet archive.playgrounds "default")))) e)))
+            (addConnections archive e entriesToConnect)))
+
+    (defCommand RemoveConnections [entries (SelectedEntries 1 null) entriesToRemove (Entries 1 null)]
+        (for e entries
+            (addConnections archive e entriesToRemove)))
+    )
diff --git a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
index 8755969c..6a892b97 100644
--- a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
@@ -130,4 +130,15 @@
                 (nth i2.imageScales i2.pinnedImageIndex))
         (if (hasComponent e Scale)
                 (readComponent e Scale)
-            1.0)))
\ No newline at end of file
+            1.0)))
+
+(function addConnections [:nat.Archive archive :nat.Entry e :Array<Entry> entriesToConnect]
+    (if (hasComponent e Connections)
+            (withWritableComponents archive e [conn Connections]
+                (doFor e2 entriesToConnect (dictSet conn e2.id 1)))
+        (addComponent archive e Connections (for e2 entriesToConnect =>e2.id 1))))
+
+(function removeConnections [:nat.Archive archive :nat.Entry e :Array<Entry> entriesToRemove]
+    (when (hasComponent e Connections)
+        (withWritableComponents archive e [conn Connections]
+            (doFor e2 entriesToRemove (conn.remove e2.id)))))
diff --git a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/components/Connections.hx b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/components/Connections.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7490a8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/components/Connections.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package nat.components;
+
+typedef Connections = Map<EntryRef,Int>;
diff --git a/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/EntrySprite.kiss b/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/EntrySprite.kiss
index 168228a9..d5bdc27c 100644
--- a/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/EntrySprite.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/EntrySprite.kiss
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     [&mut :Bool selected false
         &mut :Bool isCircle false]
     (super position.x position.y)
+    (enableMouseClicks false)
+    (set mousePressedCallback ->:Void [_ _ _] null)
     (cond
         ((hasComponent e Images2)
             (let [images (readComponent e Images2)]
diff --git a/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/PlayState.kiss b/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/PlayState.kiss
index b7cec32a..12eb8b61 100644
--- a/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/PlayState.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-flixel-desktop-playground/source/PlayState.kiss
@@ -240,12 +240,19 @@
         Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY))
 
 (method :Void chooseEntry [prompt :Archive archive resolve]
-    (resolve null))
+    (entryGroup.forEach ->s
+        (set s.mousePressedCallback ->:Void [s _ _] {
+                                                    (entryGroup.forEach ->s
+                                                        (set s.mousePressedCallback ->:Void [_ _ _] null))
+                                                    (resolve .e (cast s EntrySprite))
+                                                    })))
 
 (method :Void chooseEntries [prompt archive resolve min max]
     (_chooseEntries prompt archive resolve min max []))
 
 // TODO is it possible to resolve with less than max?
+// TODO this version that just delegates to (chooseEntry) should be reusable, which is tricky because ArchiveUI is an interface
+    // It also needs a way to resolve with less than the maximum, which may be infinity
 (method :Void _chooseEntries [prompt archive resolve min max :Array<Entry> collectedEntries]
     (let [&mut :Void->Void chooseNextEntry
                 null