Witlings: Brain Games

A five-minute workout for your brain, with a cast of jelly critters to keep you company. Every day Witlings picks three short games. Each one works a different skill, each takes about a minute, and everyone in the world gets the same three, so you can compare with friends. SEVEN GAMES • Afterimage: a few sleeping critters wake up, then doze off. The board turns. Which ones were awake? • Switch: sort critters by color or by shape, while the rule keeps changing without warning. • Fireflies: keep your eye on the ones that glowed as the whole swarm drifts. • Fold: a sheet of paper is folded and punched. What does it look like opened out? • Running Total: a hungry critter swallows numbers one by one. Keep the total in your head. • Odd Beat: a rhythm loops and one sound quietly changes. Press when you hear it. • Tip of the Tongue: a definition, and a word that slowly spells itself out. How…