MotionShine01 / Round
One more tile
Round 1 lights one tile. Each round plays the whole pattern again and adds a new tile at the end.
Free tool
Sequence memory test, repeat the growing pattern.
Tiles on a 3x3 grid light up one after another. Click them in the same order. Each round adds one more step to the end, and one wrong tile ends the game. Pick Slow, Normal or Fast, and switch on a note for each tile if you like; sound is off at first. Your best and last ten games are kept in this browser.
Your scores are saved in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. A game for fun, not a clinical or medical test.
The rules
Watch the pattern, repeat it.
02 / Repeat
Same order
Click the tiles in the order they lit. The right ones flash green. One wrong tile ends the game.
03 / Speed
Slow, normal or fast
Pick how fast the tiles flash. You can switch on a quiet note for each tile, which can make a pattern easier to hold.
Guide
How to play the sequence memory test, and go longer.
The sequence memory test lights up tiles on a 3x3 grid one after another. Watch the pattern, then click the tiles in the same order. Each round plays the full pattern again with one new tile added to the end. The pattern grows until you slip, and one wrong tile ends the game. Your score is the longest pattern you repeated. It is a game for fun, not a clinical test. Choose the playback speed, and switch on a note per tile if you like. Sound is off at first.
How to play the sequence memory test
- Pick a speed under Playback speed: Slow, Normal or Fast.
- Watch the tiles light up. The message says Watch and the tiles cannot be clicked yet.
- When it says Your turn, click the tiles in the same order. The count of steps left shows above the grid.
- Repeat all of them to move to the next round. It plays again with one more step.
- Click a wrong tile and the game ends. The page shows you the tile you should have picked. Press Play again to start from round 1.
Speed settings
| Speed | Each tile lit for | Gap between tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 700 ms | 315 ms |
| Normal | 450 ms | 203 ms |
| Fast | 280 ms | 126 ms |
The gap is 45% of the lit time. At Normal, a pattern of 10 tiles takes about 10 x (450 + 203) = 6,530 ms, a little over 6 seconds, to play.
Ways to remember a long pattern
- Number the tiles in your head like a phone keypad, 1 to 9, and recite the digits.
- Look for shapes and rhythms, such as a line, a corner, or a back and forth.
- Switch on the note for each tile. A pattern you can hear as a tune can be easier to keep, and the same note always goes with the same tile.
- Do not click early. Wait until it says Your turn.
- Every round replays from the start, so use the replay to re-check the early part rather than re-learning it.
About the pattern
Each new step is chosen by your browser's secure random generator. It is never the same tile as the step before it, so every step is a visible change. A new pattern is made for every game. Your best and the last ten games are saved in this browser only, and nothing is sent anywhere.
To try other kinds of memory, play the visual memory test or the number memory test, or open all four on the memory games page.
Questions
Good to know.
What is a sequence memory test?
A test where you watch a pattern and repeat it in the same order. It gets longer by one step every round.
How is my score counted?
It is the longest pattern you repeated. If you miss in round 9, your score is 8.
Can I play it with sound?
Yes. Tick Play a note with each tile. Sound is off at first.
Do I get a second chance?
No. One wrong tile ends the game. That makes it stricter than the visual and number games.
Can the same tile light twice in a row?
No. A new step is never the same as the one before it. The same tile can come back later.
Which speed is hardest?
Fast gives you less time to take in each tile. Slow gives you more time but the same long pattern to hold.
Is this a medical test?
No. It is a game. A score here says nothing about your health.
Is anything sent anywhere?
No. Your best and last games stay in this browser.
