What are logic games, and what do they look like?
The term logic game is used in this FAQ (and in GRE LSAT Logic Workbook) to refer to a particular type of question appearing on the GRE and on the LSAT. Logic-game questions are officially termed analytical reasoning questions on both exams. These questions are designed to measure your ability to understand a system of relationships and to draw conclusions about those relationships. On both the GRE and the LSAT, analytical reasoning questions appear in sets. Each set presents a distinct logic puzzle or game which includes three elements: (1) the premise, (2) theconditions, and (3) the questions.
The term logic game on this website is used to refer to a particular type of deductive puzzle. Our logic game puzzles are termed categorical reasoning puzzles. In our logic game, Logicball, each puzzle presents a distinct set of Clues (called premises) about what cards are hidden in the boxes on the table. From this evidence, your mission is to make a Prediction (called a conclusion) about what cards are on the table. And SPEED COUNTS. So these puzzles are designed to challenge your ability to understand a system of relationships and to draw deductive conclusions based on those relationships. So each Logicball puzzle includes two elements: (1) the evidence, (2) your conclusion. The Evidence (Clues) The evidence is a brief introductory paragraph stating the clues, called premises, for that puzzle, identifying something about the cards in the boxes. The number of clues in a Minor Division game is one or two, and in a harder Major Division game they range from two to seven. Example: No Ca
