About this game
Watch the pads light up, then tap the growing color-and-sound sequence back!
What this game is
Four pads light up in an order, and you tap that order back. One step to begin with, then two, then three: every round adds one more.
Each pad has its own note, so you end up memorising a short melody as much as a run of colours. Past a certain length your ear starts remembering before your eyes do, and that is what keeps you going one more round.
How to play
- Watch first, then answer
- Taps do nothing while the pads are lighting up. Your turn only starts once the whole sequence has played, so there is no need to rush your hand in.
- One mistake ends it
- The moment the order breaks, the run stops. Your score is the length of the last sequence you completed, so it goes up by one with every round you clear.
- The sound is a clue too
- The four pads carry four different notes, so playing with sound on is much easier. It works muted, but colours alone are noticeably harder to hold.
- Sound wakes up on your first tap
- Browsers only allow audio after you touch the page, so the first tap is what turns the notes on. Silence at the very start is normal, not a fault.
Frequently asked questions
- I cannot hear anything
- Audio starts after your first tap. If it is still silent, check your device's mute switch or whether the browser tab itself is muted.
- How is the score decided?
- It is the length of the sequence you managed to repeat in full, going up by one for each round you clear.
- Is it free?
- Yes. One Google sign-in is all it needs and there is nothing to install.
- Does it work on a phone?
- It opens straight in a phone, tablet or desktop browser. The four pads fill a good share of the screen, so mis-taps are rare even on a phone.
