Tea set #8
Light brew · three games · about 4 minutes
Cups in this set
Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.
Nothing strong in this pot: three easy cups, short rounds and plenty of room to find a rhythm.
In this pot: hold it in mind, a steady eye. It opens with Step Back and finishes with Number Span.
What is in the pot
| Cup | Game | Level | First task | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Back | Position · 1 back | 21 squares | about 1 min |
| 2 | Odd One Out | Easy | 3 × 3 to 5 × 5 | about 1 min |
| 3 | Number Span | In order · Easy | 3 digits | about 2 min |
The three cups
Cup 1: Step Back
Step Back, Position · 1 back: keeping a short list moving through your mind. 21 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’.
Cup 2: Odd One Out
Odd One Out, Easy: searching a grid calmly for the one thing that differs. Twelve rounds on grids from 3 × 3 to 5 × 5; differences: a different shape ×7, a turned symbol ×3, a dot more or less ×2.
Tip: Care pays more than haste: each wrong tap adds two seconds, longer than most rounds last.
Cup 3: Number Span
Number Span, In order · Easy: carrying a number while it grows. The first number has 3 digits, each shown for 0.8 s.
Tip: The numbers never repeat a digit twice in a row and never run in steps like 4-5-6, so you do not need to guard against those.
Every cup in set #8 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.