Tea set #116
Strong brew · three games · about 5 minutes
Cups in this set
Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.
This pot has been left to steep: hard levels, quick flashes and bigger grids.
In this pot: hold it in mind, a steady eye. It opens with Number Span and finishes with Ink & Word.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number Span | Backwards · Hard | 5 digits, backwards | about 2 min |
| 2 | Light Trail | Hard | 4 steps, 9 panels | about 2 min |
| 3 | Ink & Word | Hard | ‘yellow’ in orange | about 1 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Number Span
Number Span, Backwards · Hard: carrying a number while it grows. The first number has 5 digits, each shown for 0.52 s; type it backwards.
Tip: Chunk the digits as they arrive: 4-7-2 becomes forty-seven, two. Two chunks are easier to carry than five singles.
Cup 2: Light Trail
Light Trail, Hard: keeping an order of shapes and notes. The first trail is 4 steps long on 9 panels; each panel glows for 0.36 s.
Tip: On the nine-panel board, note where the trail starts and where it ends; the middle is easier to rebuild around fixed ends.
Cup 3: Ink & Word
Ink & Word, Hard: keeping your eye on the ink while the word pulls the other way. Forty-five seconds with 6 colours and word buttons; the first card is the word ‘yellow’ in orange ink.
Tip: On the hardest level, learn the button order in the first few seconds. It stays the same for the whole game.
Every cup in set #116 has a fixed seed, so anyone who opens this set gets the same patterns, trails, sums and waits. Your own ticks and results are kept only in this browser.