Tea set #138
Medium brew · three games · about 4 minutes
Cups in this set
Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.
This pot is steeped a little longer. Expect middle levels and one or two moments that ask for care.
In this pot: hold it in mind, a steady eye, counting. It opens with Quick Sums and finishes with Step Back.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quick Sums | Multiplication | 5 × 3 | about 1 min |
| 2 | Light Trail | Medium | 3 steps, 6 panels | about 2 min |
| 3 | Step Back | Position · 2 back | 22 squares | about 1 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Quick Sums
Quick Sums, Multiplication: steady mental arithmetic against a gentle clock. Sixty seconds; the first problem is 5 × 3.
Tip: Percentages are friendlier as fractions: 25% is a quarter, 75% is three quarters, 20% is a fifth.
Cup 2: Light Trail
Light Trail, Medium: keeping an order of shapes and notes. The first trail is 3 steps long on 6 panels; each panel glows for 0.44 s.
Tip: Listen as well as look. Each panel always plays the same note, so a trail is also a little tune.
Cup 3: Step Back
Step Back, Position · 2 back: keeping a short list moving through your mind. 22 squares, 6 of them matches, on 7 places of the board.
Tip: Say the last items under your breath and drop the oldest each time: ‘K, R’ becomes ‘R, T’.
Every cup in set #138 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.