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Types of challenge

Spatial
Patterns

Skills you put into practice

Planning and strategyAnticipate moves and preserve useful alternatives.
Working memoryHold several clues and constraints in mind while deciding.
Spatial reasoningVisualize positions, connections and shapes before acting.
Pattern recognitionIdentify regularities, symmetries and meaningful combinations.

Sort the balls by colour, moving them between tubes until every tube contains a single colour.

These puzzles engage different skills while you play. This does not in itself establish general cognitive improvement or replace professional care.

The challenge

Sort the balls by colour, moving them between tubes until every tube contains a single colour.

How to play

Only move the top ball of a tube to another tube with free space.
Place it in an empty tube or on top of a ball of the same colour.
Finish by grouping every colour in its own tube.

Advanced strategies

Keep a spare working tube whenever possible and avoid burying the colour needed to free another tube.
Try to keep at least one tube empty while reorganising colours.
Consolidate colours that already have several balls together first.
Avoid burying a ball you will need soon.

History and background

We do not yet have a sufficiently verified account of this game’s origins. Rather than guess, we avoid attributing a date or creator without reliable evidence.

Tips and strategies

Try to keep at least one tube empty while reorganising colours.
Consolidate colours that already have several balls together first.
Avoid burying a ball you will need soon.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I begin? Keep a spare working tube whenever possible and avoid burying the colour needed to free another tube.
What makes this game different? Finish by grouping every colour in its own tube.

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