8 to 12 yearsThinking Games5 minutes

Lights Out

Turn off all the lamps. Every tap flips the neighbors too.

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Thinking Games · 8 to 12 years

How to play Lights Out

  1. Tap a lamp: it and its neighbors switch.
  2. Make every lamp go dark.
  3. Fewer moves earn more stars.
  4. Level 1 has a 3 by 3 grid, level 3 a 5 by 5 grid.

Level

Instructions

How you play

  1. Tap a lamp: it and its neighbors switch.
  2. Make every lamp go dark.
  3. Fewer moves earn more stars.
  4. Level 1 has a 3 by 3 grid, level 3 a 5 by 5 grid.

Controls: Tap or mouse, arrow keys and Enter.

What you train

Logical thinking, Planning, Spatial reasoning

A grid of lamps, some of them lit. When you tap a lamp, it and its four neighbors switch state. The goal is a dark grid in as few moves as possible. Every puzzle is guaranteed to be solvable.

Fact sheet

Age group
8 to 12 years
Category
Thinking Games
Duration
5 minutes
Levels
Easy, Medium, Hard
Keyboard
yes
Account
not needed

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