Brain games

Twelve games of memory, reasoning and speed. Each one has its own weekly board, and the top players of the week win a prize.

Working memory

Digit span

Digits appear one at a time. Type them back, first in order, then in reverse.

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Visuospatial memory

Block span

Squares light up one after another on a grid. Tap them back in the same order.

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Spatial reasoning

Mental rotation

Two shapes. Decide whether one is the other turned round, or its mirror image.

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Processing speed

Symbol search

A two minute clock. Say whether the symbols match, as fast as you can.

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Memory updating

N-back

A stream of symbols. Press when the current one matches the one N steps back.

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Fluid reasoning

Matrix reasoning

A grid with one cell missing. Work out the rule, then pick the piece that finishes it.

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Number reasoning

Number series

Five numbers follow a rule. Work out the sixth.

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Fluid reasoning

Figure analogy

A changes into B. Apply the same change to C.

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Classification

Odd one out

Five figures, and four of them share something. Find the one that does not.

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Number reasoning

Mental arithmetic

One sum at a time. Add, subtract, multiply, or find the missing number.

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Visuospatial memory

Spot the change

Four figures flash up on a grid, vanish, and return. Did one of them change?

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Inhibition

Go, no go

Press for every symbol except one. The hard part is not pressing.

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