Position Swap: the complete guide

What is Position Swap?

A star begins under one of several numbered cups. After the initial position is shown, pairs of cups are highlighted in a sequence of swaps. Mentally move the star whenever its current cup participates. At the end, choose the cup containing it. The hidden object is not redrawn during the swaps.

Position Swap is a 45-second round-based game. Each short challenge has its own scheduled preview and answer window. The next challenge arrives on the game clock, so taking an answer early does not create extra rounds. Practice is useful for learning the transition from observing to responding before trying to build a consistent result.

Rules and controls

1. Memorize the initial star location before the swap sequence begins.
2. Each highlighted pair swaps contents once. Track only the star, then select its final numbered cup after all swaps finish.
3. Use the visible buttons on a phone or a desktop. Numbered answer choices also accept their displayed number keys; Digit Span uses the actual digit keys, and Timekeeper accepts Space. Controls activate only during the answer phase. A selection is final for that objective, and another tap cannot overwrite it.

Scoring and rewards

A correct objective adds 100 game-score points. An incorrect or unanswered objective counts as a miss and subtracts 25 before the final game score is floored at zero. In Digit Span each digit position is scored separately; the other games in this set accept one answer per challenge.

Reward performance uses tracked cup positions, the number of available objectives, and precision. Raw display score is not a direct reward conversion. Completing more valid objectives helps, while repeated wrong inputs cannot substitute for accurate play. Longer completed games have a proportionate reward allowance, and guest practice does not award account points or XP.

Points and XP scale with objective performance, precision, and round length. At full reward performance, a 45-second round earns up to 30 base points and 45 XP. Each level gained adds a 0.1% point bonus. Guest practice has no reward balance.

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How difficulty changes

There are more cups and more swaps at higher difficulty. Swap highlights play faster, but their order and endpoint labels remain explicit.

Difficulty increases with repeated play during the day. Read the current instruction rather than assuming a familiar pace: a shorter preview or answer window can change how much information you should process at once. The fundamental objective remains the same, and every answer is checked against the actual challenge shown.

Difficulty increases after every three starts of this game during a UTC day, up to level 10, and resets at 00:00 UTC. Your player level and its point bonus are separate from the game’s daily difficulty.

Strategy

Common mistakes

• Moving the star during a swap that does not involve its current cup, or treating a highlighted pair as two swaps.
• Rushing through a rule badge, holding a key across transitions, or assuming that repeated clicks provide additional chances. Each scheduled objective has a limited number of final responses.

Questions