Have you seen this word already? [IQ GAME] Verbal Memory asks you to decide whether each word is appearing for the first time in your current run or has appeared before.
Familiar words make the rules approachable, but knowing a word from everyday life is different from remembering it in the game.
How to play — remember words from the current run
- Start the game and read the word shown above the two answer buttons. Make sure you have identified the whole word before choosing.
- Select the first-time option if it has not appeared in this run. The question is not whether you know the word from everyday life, but whether the current game has shown it already.
- Select the repeated-word option if it has appeared at least once before. It does not have to match the immediately previous word, so keep earlier items in mind too.
- Check the score feedback and read the next item. Add new words to your mental list and connect returning words with the items you already remember.
- Follow the score and hearts as you continue. At the start of a new run, separate its word history from the words you saw in the previous game.
An example of changing answers
Suppose sandwich appears first: choose new. If television appears next for the first time, choose new again. When sandwich returns, the correct choice is now the repeated-word option.
The same word can require different answers at different points. Its history within the run determines the choice, not the word itself.
Organize what you have seen
Try forming a brief image as you read. Sandwich and television could become one imagined scene, giving two separate items a shared memory cue.
Read carefully so that words with a similar feel do not become confused with each other. Before accepting a vague sense of familiarity, recall whether the actual word appeared on the screen.
Ask the useful question
Instead of asking whether you already know a word, ask whether you read it during this run. Balancing the earlier list with each new arrival is the central challenge of continuing the game.
Choose new or already seen
Read the word in the centre of the screen. Select the first-time option for a new word, and the repeated-word option when it has appeared earlier in the run.
There are only two choices, but making the right one means keeping previous words in mind.
Build a growing mental list
As you answer and move on, add each new word to the group you remember. Do not focus only on the most recent item: a word from earlier can return too.
Try picturing the words or linking them into a short scene to find a way of remembering that works for you.
Separate familiarity from recall
A common word can feel familiar even on its first appearance in the game. Instead of relying on that feeling alone, think back to whether you actually saw it in the current run.
This small distinction gives a simple two-button challenge its character.
Clear choices and visible progress
Large text and two answer buttons keep the display easy to follow. Correct answers increase the score, while the score and heart indicators remain visible at the top.
The controls stay simple so your attention can remain on the words.
If you enjoy word-based memory puzzles, try [IQ GAME] Verbal Memory. Read the next word, search your memory of the run, and decide whether it is new or a familiar return!
