Planning

Thinking several moves ahead before you commit to the first one.

4 lessons3 game guides 1 h 32 min

Lessons

  1. Thinking before you moveWhat planning is, how the mind builds a plan, and the three planning skills our games train. 11 min
  2. What planning predictsThe evidence linking planning to exam results and work, what tower tasks really measure, and where the evidence runs out. 11 min
  3. Where planning is testedHow planning appears in Indian placement tests, CAT, GMAT, UPSC and bank exams, game-based assessments and case interviews, with what is official and what is candidate-reported. 12 min
  4. Training your look-aheadWhat practice can and cannot change, seven planning strategies that carry across puzzles, and a four-week plan using our games. 12 min

Game guides

  1. Towers of LondonThe exact rules, levels and scoring of our Towers of London game, the research task behind it, and a step-by-step method with worked puzzles. 16 min
  2. ShiftMazeHow our push-puzzle game works, why irreversible moves are the real test, and a method for routing the ball without jamming a crate. 15 min
  3. Number BuilderThe exact rules of our Number Builder chains, how each level tightens them, and a backwards-working method that finds the one digit set that fits. 15 min