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Pattern Memory Games: How They Work + 5 Challenges to Try
Try five specific visual-pattern challenges and learn how Pattern Lock's recall and number modes work on Android.
A pattern game shows a route or group of positions and asks you to repeat it. Some games gradually add more steps or shorten the viewing time. Pattern Lock: Brain Games also has a separate number-drawing mode on Android.
Five visual challenges to try together
These paper or spoken examples illustrate the idea; they are not a list of exact levels in the Android app.
- Three points: Draw dots in a square. Show a route from top-left to top-right to bottom-right, hide it, and ask the player to repeat it.
- Reverse route: Use the same three dots, but ask for the route in reverse order.
- One extra step: Add the bottom-left dot so the route now has four points.
- Name the turns: Say “right, down, left” while following a route, then repeat it without looking.
- Two short groups: Split a six-point route into two three-point groups and recall each group before joining them.
There is no need to time these examples. Change the length to fit the player and stop when the activity stops being enjoyable.
How does the Android app differ?
Pattern Lock: Brain Games has a Remember the Pattern mode, in which players recall a displayed route, and a Draw the Numbers mode, in which they reproduce number combinations. Hack The Pattern adds another variation. The game has three difficulty levels, works offline, includes ads, and is intended for players aged 13 and over.
For pair-finding play, see Card-Matching Games for Kids and Families. For help comparing the two apps, visit the family guide.