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Attention & detail · 6 games

Focus: Notice what matters

Find your targets, filter distractions and keep the rule in mind.

What focus practice looks like

Focus games ask you to notice the right thing quickly: the ink color, not the word; the arrow’s direction; the one sock without a pair; the dots you were told to follow.

They are short and fast, and the rule is always shown before you start.

You’ll practice

  • Processing speed. Answering accurately at pace.
  • Response control. Stopping the move that comes first when it’s wrong.
  • Selective attention. Noticing what matters and ignoring what doesn’t.
  • Mental flexibility. Switching rules quickly without slipping.
  • Rule switching. Changing what you do the moment the rule changes.
A one-minute idea · Color ClashThe ideaResist the wordHow it playsIf BLUE is printed in red ink and the banner says INK, the answer is RED.See the worked example

Play Color Clash on the web

Tap the color of the ink, not the word. If the banner says WORD, tap the word.

Watch a round, then play it for real on the web with a free Wits account, or in the iPhone app beside the other 5 focus games.

More about Color Clash

See how it plays

Color Clash

Play it for real on the web with a free Wits account, or in the iPhone app.

Its board, as it looks in the app.

Questions about focus

Are focus games fast?

Most are timed and quick, usually under a minute a round. The rule is explained before each one.

Which focus game is free?

Color Clash is free in the Wits app for iPhone and also plays on the web with a free Wits account. The other focus games come with Premium. Wits for iPhone is available on the App Store.