Tea set #171
Strong brew · three games · about 5 minutes
Cups in this set
Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.
A strong brew. The cups are poured at hard levels, so take a breath between them.
In this pot: hold it in mind, a steady eye, quick hands. It opens with Reaction Time and finishes with Flash Grid.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reaction Time | Left or right | waits 1.36–3.47 s | about 1 min |
| 2 | Odd One Out | Hard | 5 × 5 to 7 × 7 | about 2 min |
| 3 | Flash Grid | Hard | 7 tiles on 4 × 4 | about 2 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Reaction Time
Reaction Time, Left or right: waiting calmly and moving the instant something changes. The first eight waits fall between 1.36 and 3.47 s.
Tip: Play several rounds in a row on the same device before you judge a result; single rounds vary.
Cup 2: Odd One Out
Odd One Out, Hard: searching a grid calmly for the one thing that differs. Twelve rounds on grids from 5 × 5 to 7 × 7; differences: a mirrored symbol ×4, a turned symbol ×3, a dot more or less ×2, a smaller symbol ×2, a ring with its gap moved ×1.
Tip: For turns and mirrors, pick one feature of the symbol, like the foot of an L, and look only for where it points.
Cup 3: Flash Grid
Flash Grid, Hard: holding a scattered pattern for a second. The first pattern has 7 tiles on a 4 × 4 grid and stays lit for 1 s.
Tip: Tap the tiles you are sure of first, then the doubtful one. A wrong first tap costs the whole round.
Every cup in set #171 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.