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Tea set #99

Light brew · three games · about 4 minutes

Cups in this set

Each cup counts when you play it at the level shown here.

A light brew to start with. All three cups are poured at gentle levels, so this set is about settling in rather than stretching.

In this pot: hold it in mind, quick hands. It opens with Number Span and finishes with Reaction Time.

What is in the pot

CupGameLevelFirst taskTime
1Number SpanBackwards · Easy3 digits, backwardsabout 2 min
2Light TrailEasy3 steps, 4 panelsabout 2 min
3Reaction TimeSimplewaits 1.3–3.12 sabout 1 min

The three cups

Cup 1: Number Span

Number Span, Backwards · Easy: carrying a number while it grows. The first number has 3 digits, each shown for 0.8 s; type it backwards.

Tip: Type steadily; there is no clock while you answer.

Cup 2: Light Trail

Light Trail, Easy: keeping an order of shapes and notes. The first trail is 3 steps long on 4 panels; each panel glows for 0.52 s.

Tip: Group long trails into twos and threes, the way you would remember a phone number.

Cup 3: Reaction Time

Reaction Time, Simple: waiting calmly and moving the instant something changes. The first eight waits fall between 1.3 and 3.12 s.

Tip: Breathe out while you wait. A tense hand jumps early more often than it reacts faster.

Every cup in set #99 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.

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