The snack comes back
Remember prey locations and waiting times.
Try this taskCuttlefish Challenge
Remember the meal. Plan the next one.
Food locations, live prey and a repeating schedule.
What you will do
The cuttlefish challenge combines remembering with planning. Recall which prey returns after a stated virtual interval, compare live prey hidden among decoys and predict two future food locations from a repeating night sequence.
In the location game, crabs return after one virtual hour and preferred shrimp after three. In the prey task, solid moving dots count while hollow decoys do not. The schedule task keeps its current history visible: the challenge is to extend the rhythm, rather than memorise a hidden list.
Games you can play
Prey or decoy?
Do not be fooled by size or decoys.
Try this taskLearn the feeding plan
What do recent nights reveal about the next snack?
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
- Separate live prey from decoys before comparing the tanks.
- For the food plan, identify the full repeating unit and extend it for both upcoming nights.
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.