All challenges
47 challenges, grouped by what they test. Each takes a minute or a few, needs no account, and gives you a plain result: a time, a score, a level or a number of moves.
Speed
How quickly you respond.
Reaction Time
See how quickly you react to a signal.~30 secChoice Reaction
Pick the right square as fast as you can.~1 minAudio Reaction
Respond as soon as you hear the sound.~30 sec
Memory
How much you can hold in mind.
Visual Memory
Remember which tiles lit up.~2 minDigit Span
Repeat the digits, forward or backward.~2-4 minSequence Memory
Repeat the order the tiles light up.~1-3 minVerbal Memory
Seen this word before, or new?~1-3 minFace Memory
Remember faces, then spot them again.~1-2 minObject Location
Put each object back where it was.~2-4 min
Perception
How you see, track and judge time.
Mental Rotation
Same shape, or its mirror image?~1 minObject Tracking
Keep your eyes on the marked dots.~2 minChange Blindness
Two pictures flicker. Spot the one difference.~1-3 minDot Counting
Dots flash for a moment. How many were there?~1 minColor Difference
One tile is a slightly different shade. Find it.~1-3 minGuess the Angle
How many degrees is it? Estimate by eye.~1-2 minLine Length
Match a line's length by eye.~1-2 minEstimation
Too many dots to count. How many were there?~1-2 minPeripheral Vision
Eyes on the centre. Where was the star?~1-2 minTime Perception
Stop a hidden timer at the target time.~1 min
Logic
Puzzles with a right answer and a best answer.
River Crossing
Get everyone across the river safely.~2-5 minTower of Hanoi
Move every disk in the fewest moves.~1-5 minMake 24
Use all four numbers to make 24.~2-4 minWater Jug
Measure an exact amount with unmarked jugs.~1-4 minLights Out
Turn off every light. Each press flips its neighbors.~1-3 minMatrix Reasoning
Find the picture that completes the grid.~3-5 minShape Equations
Each shape is a number. Work them out.~2-4 minOne Line
Draw every line once, without lifting.~2-4 minPeg Solitaire
Jump pegs until only one is left.~3-6 minSliding Puzzle
Slide the tiles back into order.~2-5 minTraffic Jam
Slide the cars to free the red one.~2-6 minChinese Rings
Take every ring off the bar.~2-5 minCode Breaker
Crack the hidden four-colour code.~2-5 minPattern Trio
Find three cards that match or all differ.~2 min
Attention
Finding what matters and ignoring what doesn't.
Stroop Test
Name the ink color, not the word.~1 minFlanker Test
Which way does the middle arrow point?~1 minGo/No-Go
React to the circle. Hold back on the square.~1 minVisual Search
Find the one T hidden among the Ls.~1 minSchulte Table
Find the numbers in order, as fast as you can.~30-60 secTrail Making
Connect the circles in order: 1-2-3, or 1-A-2-B.~1-2 minDigit Symbol
Match each symbol to its digit, fast.~1 minLetter Cancellation
Mark every copy of one letter, fast.~1 min
Precision
How steady and exact your hand is.
Perfect Circle
Draw a circle freehand. How round is it?~10 secMouse Accuracy
Hit the targets quickly and dead center.~30 sec1 Second
Start the stopwatch. Stop it at exactly 1.000.~30 secStraight Line
Draw a line freehand. How straight is it?~30 secShape Tracing
Trace the outline without leaving the line.~1 minMouse Tracking
Keep your pointer on the moving target.~30 sec