Tea set #72
Medium brew · three games · about 5 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: hold it in mind, a steady eye, counting. It opens with Step Back and finishes with Light Trail.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Back | Letter · 2 back | 22 letters | about 1 min |
| 2 | Quick Sums | Multiplication | 5 × 5 | about 1 min |
| 3 | Light Trail | Hard | 4 steps, 9 panels | about 2 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: 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, H, K, L, N, R, T.
Tip: Say the last items under your breath and drop the oldest each time: ‘K, R’ becomes ‘R, T’.
Cup 2: Quick Sums
Quick Sums, Multiplication: steady mental arithmetic against a gentle clock. Sixty seconds; the first problem is 5 × 5.
Tip: A skipped problem costs less time than a long stare. Press OK and keep the rhythm.
Cup 3: 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.
Every cup in set #72 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.