More or less?
Choose by amount despite changing sizes and layouts.
Try this taskHoneybee Challenge
Small bee. Big number puzzles.
Compare quantities, learn a rule, remember a count.
What you will do
The bee challenge makes quantities compete with misleading size and spacing. You compare dot groups, infer a more-or-less rule from rewarded examples and apply a colour-coded arithmetic rule after the sample disappears.
The arithmetic task uses blue for +1 and gold for −1. Remember the number of dots as well as the rule. In the rule-learning task, zero is a quantity too: an empty set can be the right answer when the examples favour fewer items.
Games you can play
What is the rule?
Learn from examples and apply the rule to zero.
Try this taskBee arithmetic
Remember the amount. Apply +1 or −1.
Try this taskHow the animal challenge works
Three tests with five rounds each. You have one life: every round must be correct. Tests become harder automatically, from Light through Medium to Demanding. Before each test, take your time with the rules and example. Choose relaxed or sport tempo; the clock starts when you start the task.
What to watch for
- Count items rather than judging how much space the group fills.
- Read the rule before the sample disappears; colour and count are separate pieces of information.
Before you play
Where should I start?
Open one task and read its goal and example before starting. Training lets you choose the task profile and tempo.
How many rounds are there?
Each task has five rounds. Training allows one wrong round; one-life challenges require all five to be correct.
Are my results saved?
Progress and records stay locally in this browser. There is no player account. Clearing this website’s browser data also removes the stored progress.
The idea behind the games
These are original game tasks, partly inspired by animal cognition research. The research notes link to the original papers and explain how our game ideas relate to them. Read the research notes.