Sequence Memory

How to play Sequence Memory

1. Watch the numbered tiles illuminate in order.
2. After “Your turn,” select the same tiles in the same order.
3. Each completed sequence adds one tile to the next pattern.
4. A wrong tile ends the session. Restart to try a new sequence.

Remember the order, not just the locations

If tiles 2, 5 and 1 light up, the response is 2, then 5, then 1. Choosing the same three tiles in a different order does not reproduce the sequence. Say a short pattern to yourself or trace its route mentally while watching. Each successful sequence makes the next round longer.

Compare with remembering a set of highlighted locations

A useful way to practice

Group information into small meaningful units. On another day, compare sessions using the same game and similar conditions. A practiced strategy can improve this task without changing every aspect of memory.

What your result means

This is a recreational memory activity. Results describe performance on this particular task, with this device and these rules. They are not a clinical assessment, IQ score or promise of improvements in daily life. Your best result and recent sessions stay in this browser; no account is required.