LSAT 61, Game 1 Setup, Workers and Cars, LSATHacks

LG Game 1 Setup, by LSATHacks

Game Setup

Time on second attempt: 5:45

See “repeating games” at bottom of section

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I found this to be a medium-to-easy game. It’s a grouping game. One important point is that the order of the cars doesn’t matter: there’s no difference between car one and car two. They’re interchangeable.

I found this to be a rules based game. You might be able to make upfront scenarios, but I think there are many of them, too many to be practical. So, here are the rules:

It is also worth noting that each car needs at least two workers, so you can draw a diagram like this: 

On this game, it’s crucial to pay attention to who is restricted, and who is free. Faith is relatively free, and therefore important. She can drive both Hannah and Juan. So any scenario that doesn’t make Faith the driver is very restricted.

All six variables are covered in this setup. Every worker is affected by at least one rule.

When you’re placing people in the game, you should focus most of all on driver relationships. Often, placing one driver will force you to make more placements. 

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Repeating Games

I’ve written elsewhere about the benefits of repeating games, to solidify your intuition for deductions. Note that the purpose of repeating games is to prove the answers right, so it doesn’t matter if you remember the right answer.

I repeated this game about three days after I first saw it, by which time I had forgotten the answers. I’ve written how long it took me on the second attempt. That time, or a couple minutes above it, is roughly the standard you should be aspiring to – a lot of people take 8-9 minutes on a repeat attempt, get everything right, and pat themselves on the back. But that’s too slow. The faster you go when repeating, the faster you’ll learn to go the first time you see a game.

(I say “a couple minutes above” my time because, after years of teaching the LSAT, I’m really, really fast. You should be almost as fast as me, but you don’t exactly need to match my pace to score -0.)

Time on second attempt: 5:45