Tea set #16
Medium brew · three games · about 4 minutes
Cups in this set
Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.
A medium brew: the levels sit in the middle, with enough in each cup to keep you honest.
In this pot: a steady eye, counting. It opens with Ink & Word and finishes with Quick Sums.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ink & Word | Medium | ‘red’ in blue | about 1 min |
| 2 | Step Back | Letter · 2 back | 22 letters | about 1 min |
| 3 | Quick Sums | Division | 16 ÷ 8 | about 1 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Ink & Word
Ink & Word, Medium: keeping your eye on the ink while the word pulls the other way. Forty-five seconds with 6 colours; the first card is the word ‘red’ in blue ink.
Tip: Let your eyes rest on the edge of the letters, where the ink is, rather than reading the middle of the word.
Cup 2: Step Back
Step Back, Letter · 2 back: keeping a short list moving through your mind. 22 letters, 6 of them matches; letters used: C, F, K, L, N, R, T.
Tip: Start at one back until it feels dull, then move up. The jump to two back is the big one.
Cup 3: Quick Sums
Quick Sums, Division: steady mental arithmetic against a gentle clock. Sixty seconds; the first problem is 16 ÷ 8.
Tip: Percentages are friendlier as fractions: 25% is a quarter, 75% is three quarters, 20% is a fifth.
Every cup in set #16 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.