Scan a number grid

Find numbers in ascending order while keeping your place in an unchanged grid.

Keep the next number in mind

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Find 1345798216
Starting example: find 1 among all nine numbers.

Start with 1, then find 2, then 3, continuing in ascending order. The Find prompt tells you which number comes next. Locate that number before you select it.

A correct selection does not remove or permanently mark its cell. Every number stays visible, so use the next-number prompt to keep your place rather than looking for empty spaces.

Level 1 uses a 3×3 grid containing 1 to 9. The larger levels use 4×4 and 5×5 grids.

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Keep the next number in mind. All cells stay visible, and only a correct selection advances the sequence.

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Keep the next number in mind

Start with 1, then find 2, then 3, continuing in ascending order. The Find prompt tells you which number comes next. Locate that number before you select it.

A correct selection does not remove or permanently mark its cell. Every number stays visible, so use the next-number prompt to keep your place rather than looking for empty spaces.

Level 1 uses a 3×3 grid containing 1 to 9. The larger levels use 4×4 and 5×5 grids.

Find 1345798216
Starting example: find 1 among all nine numbers.

The prompt changes, not the grid

Suppose you have selected 1, 2 and 3 correctly. The prompt now says Find 4. The grid still shows 1, 2 and 3 in their original places, with the same appearance as the other numbers.

If you select a different number, the next number does not change. Find 4 and continue. The review reports wrong selections and active time; finishing accurately matters, not just tapping quickly.

Find 4345798216
After 1, 2 and 3: find 4. No cells disappear or stay highlighted.

Recover without skipping ahead

You have selected 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. While looking for the next number, you select 9 by mistake.

A wrong selection does not advance the sequence. Decide which number to find next. The practice continues until you finish the grid, and a full round contains three grids.

Find 6345798216
After selecting 9 by mistake, the next-number prompt stays the same.

Try it

After 1 through 5 and a mistaken tap on 9, which number comes next?

  1. 6
  2. 7
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6

Correct. Only a correct selection advances the sequence. You still need 6 before moving on to 7.

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