Tea set #59
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, counting. It opens with Step Back and finishes with Quick Sums.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Back | Position · 3 back | 23 squares | about 1 min |
| 2 | Light Trail | Hard | 4 steps, 9 panels | about 2 min |
| 3 | Quick Sums | Division | 8 ÷ 4 | about 1 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Step Back
Step Back, Position · 3 back: keeping a short list moving through your mind. 23 squares, 6 of them matches, on 7 places of the board.
Tip: Start at one back until it feels dull, then move up. The jump to two back is the big one.
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: Group long trails into twos and threes, the way you would remember a phone number.
Cup 3: Quick Sums
Quick Sums, Division: steady mental arithmetic against a gentle clock. Sixty seconds; the first problem is 8 ÷ 4.
Tip: For subtraction, count up from the smaller number instead of down from the larger one.
Every cup in set #59 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.