Signal

How to play Signal

Watch a sequence of lights, then repeat it. Each round adds one more step.

Modes

One mode. The game plays a pattern of lights, then you repeat it back.

Controls

Tap or click the four pads, or press 1 to 4 for the pads from left to right and top to bottom. Space or Enter starts a game.

Scoring

Your score is the last round you completed. Each round adds one more step to the pattern, and a single wrong pad ends the game.

Playing it well

Do not try to hold a long pattern as one thing. Break it into chunks of three or four steps, name each chunk, and add one chunk at a time as the rounds go on. Tapping the sequence out on the desk while you watch helps your memory.

Pay attention to the sound as well as the light: each pad plays its own tone, so a long pattern becomes a short tune, and a tune is much easier to remember than a list of positions.

Tips

• Say the order out loud or tap it out on the desk.
• Group the steps into chunks of three or four.

About this game

Every pad has its own tone, made by code in the page, so a pattern is something you can hear as well as see.

Playtime only counts while you are actively playing: a hidden or idle tab earns nothing.