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Staying Sharp

Pattern recognition exercise

LET'S PLAY

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Instructions

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You will lose your progress and have to begin at the start. Are you sure you want to exit?

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How To Play

Move the middle card to the outside card that best matches the patten.

Patterns

There are four possible patterns that can be selected.

Multiple Matches

If multiple cards match one pattern, choose the card that matches two or more patterns.

Timer

Some levels may have a limited amount of time, so keep an eye on the indicators at the top of the screen.

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    Select A Level

    ROUND 1/20

    Error!

    Level 1
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    PTS

    000

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    Good Job!

    Guesses

    congrats

    Congrats!

    We think you're ready!
    If you agree, let's move on to the real thing.

    GO TO EXERCISE

    More Practice Rounds

    STRATEGY TIP

    Match Colors

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    LETS DO IT

    LEVEL

    01

    Your Score So Far

    This is your score up to this point compared to other users.

    STAGE SCORE

    graph

    Points per Percentile

    CONTINUE

    LEVEL

    Congrats!

    3000

    4000

    5000

    SCORE

    4200

    NEXT LEVEL

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    REPLAY LEVEL

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