The task
How to play Memory Path
Watch a route light up one square at a time. When it disappears, rebuild the route in the same order. The challenge is remembering where each step belongs, including the turns between squares.
Repeat the sequence of distinct squares in exactly the order shown.
- Start the round and watch the highlighted squares. Each step moves to a neighboring square; the route does not revisit a square.
- Wait for the answer board. Select one square for each remembered step, starting at the beginning.
- Check the order of your selections before submitting. Review the numbered answer against the route you chose.
Phone, mouse and keyboard controls
Tap each square on a phone or click it on a computer. Keyboard players can focus the board controls and activate a square with Enter or Space. You choose squares individually; drawing a continuous line is not required.
Press Begin round when you are ready to observe. Keep the game visible during the round. If an interruption requires another observation, the run is labeled Reviewed to distinguish it from an uninterrupted first attempt.
Know what your result means
How the score works
Each answer position is compared with the same position in the shown sequence. Score = round(100 × correctly ordered positions ÷ route length). Selecting the right squares in the wrong order does not earn full credit. Response speed adds no bonus.
A worked example
If a six-step route is A → B → C → D → E → F and you answer A → B → D → C → E → F, four positions match. The score is round(100 × 4/6) = 67. You remembered the squares but swapped two steps.
A score is feedback on this puzzle and these rules. Compare attempts with the same game, difficulty and puzzle conditions; a score from another type measures a different task.
Learn from the answer
Common mistakes and what to try next
Remembering a shape but losing its start
Anchor the first square before following the route. A familiar-looking outline can still be wrong when started from the other end.
Swapping neighboring steps
Mentally group the route into short movements such as “right, right, down.” Review the numbered steps after submission to find where the order changed.
Guessing faster after a miss
Use an easy fresh route and aim for accurate order. Speed of answering does not affect the score, so take the time you need once observation ends.
One change at a time
The targeted variation rotates the route by a quarter turn while keeping its length and observation timing. It asks whether you remembered the route structure rather than one fixed screen location.
After a pack, the result suggests a focused variation for your lowest-scoring type. After that variation, retry it or choose a fresh practice pack. A replay is useful for learning, but its score should not be treated as a first unseen attempt.
Memory Path questions
Can I select the correct squares in any order?
No. The order is the puzzle: every answer step must match the corresponding shown step.
Does the same square appear twice?
A Memory Path route uses distinct squares. Its successive steps are horizontal or vertical neighbors.
Is this a memory test with a population ranking?
It is a game with transparent round scores. The result describes your answer to this route; it is not an IQ score or a population percentile.