LG Game 3 Diagram, by LSATHacks
These diagrams show the rules used to determine the possible matchings of employees (J, L, P, T) with the offices they select (W, X, Y, Z).
Refer to these diagrams when solving this game. Copy them on your own page, and on each question make a new version of them in order to follow along with my explanations. You’ll learn much more if you draw along.
The setup section explains how to build this diagram.
Main Diagram
None. There’s no drawing that’s useful for this game. Note that in many questions, you’ll see diagrams like this:
The numbers on the left show the order of choosing. The boxes on the right show what the person chose.
These diagrams are only for the sake of explanation. You can’t see inside my mind, so the diagram is easier to follow than text.
However, for solving the game yourself, I think this kind of drawing would take too long to make. Though it’s probably useful to recopy the main diagram onto the second page for easier access.
Um, a gentle correction.
There appears to be a misprint in your Diagram on this page:
https://lsathacks.com/explanations/lsat-preptest-77/logic-games/game-3-diagram/
If Larabee got to pick 3rd, after Paulson picked their 1st-choice of Y first, and then Jackson had to accept their 2nd preference, X, Larabee would have chosen their SECOND preference of Z, leaving Torillo to default to W, their last preference.
Your picture works IFF Torillo got to choose 3rd, picking off third 3rd preference of Z, and leaving Larabee, batting cleanup, to default to their 3rd preference of W.
Thanks for publishing the answers here; makes life easier for those of us who don’t have an answer key handy.
Cheers
Yes, that’s correct. Thanks for pointing that out, the page will be updated shortly.