LG Game 2 Setup, by LSATHacks
Game Setup
This is a fairly straightforward linear game. Though as per usual, the LSAC has added a few new twists. Linear games had been getting too easy as people prepped more, so LSAC needed to increase the difficulty somewhat.
The first step on linear games should be to draw the rules and combine them. Here’s the first rule, L and M before H:
The second rule also contains L, so you can add that directly (L and P before J):
I next drew the fourth rule. This doesn’t connect directly, but I nonetheless placed it close by so I could see all six variables:
The space is a reminder that someone comes after G.
Finally, the third rule adds a conditional rule. These are becoming common on linear games:
I added the rule about G not being last here, as well. It’s easy to forget, so it’s best to make it automatic by drawing the extra space.
The only other thing you should ask in advance is: who can be last? Who can be first?
- Last is quite restricted: Only H and J. And if Rule 3 occurs (M before P), then only J can be last.
- First is not restricted. P, L, M and G can all go first.
hi graeme! thanks for this explanation. I was just wondering, would it not be better to have drawn two different scenarios for this game as you often do for other games to cut down on time during the questions? i drew two scenarios where M is before P and G is before H (the contrapos of the conditional rule)