Echo
Also known as Memory Sequence and Pattern Memory
Watch the pads light up, then play the sequence back. Each round you finish adds a step and starts again from the beginning. The flashes get brisker as you go but never too quick to follow, and the harder tiers deal more pads so each step is harder to hold on to.
How it works
- Watch the pads light up in order, then tap them back in the same order.
- Every sequence you finish adds another step and starts again from the beginning.
- The flashes get brisker the longer you last, but never too quick to see.
- Take your time on each tap — the allowance refreshes with every correct pad.
- Your score is the sequences completed. One wrong pad ends the run.
Good if you want…
- Memory rather than reflexes
- No reading at all
- A run where you know exactly why you lost
How to get better at Echo
Only learn the new step
Each round replays the whole sequence from the beginning and adds one step at the end. You already know everything but the last flash, so concentrate on that one and let the rest play out from memory.
Chunk the sequence
Long sequences are easier to hold in groups of three or four, the way a phone number is. "Top, left, top — right, right, bottom" is two short patterns rather than one long one.
Name the pads
Give each pad a word — its colour or its position — and say the sequence to yourself as it plays. Remembering a list of words is easier than remembering a list of flashes, especially on the harder tiers where there are more pads.
Take your time
The allowance for each tap refreshes with every correct pad, so there is no need to rush. A steady, deliberate pace makes mistakes far less likely than trying to match the speed of the flashes.
Choosing a speed
The tiers change how many pads there are, how long each flash lasts and how long you have to answer each step. The gentlest tier starts with a two-step sequence and gives you several seconds per tap; the hardest starts at three steps with shorter flashes and a tighter allowance. More pads mean more places each step could be, which is why the harder tiers are harder to remember and not only faster.
Use your hands
Some players find it easier to remember a sequence as a movement rather than a list. Let your finger hover over each pad as it lights, without tapping, and then repeat the same path when it is your turn. The memory of the movement often survives where the memory of the colours does not.
When you lose track
If you realise mid-sequence that you have forgotten the next step, do not freeze and do not guess at random. Take a moment — the allowance is generous — and replay the sequence in your head from the beginning. The first steps are the ones you have seen most often, and running through them usually carries you on to the one you lost.
Common mistakes
- Trying to memorise the whole sequence again each round.
- Tapping as fast as the flashes. Accuracy matters; speed does not.
Echo questions
How is Echo scored?
By the number of sequences completed. One wrong pad ends the run.
Do the flashes get faster?
A little, the longer you last — but never too fast to follow.
Echo in Winters Puzzles
Echo is one of 40 puzzles in Winters Puzzles, so it sits alongside Runner, Tower Stack, Threader and everything else in the app rather than being a download of its own. It counts towards your stats and streak like any other puzzle. It is not one of the puzzle types included in Pip’s dailies.
Play Echo.
Free on iPhone and iPad, with 39 other puzzles alongside it. Or play it in your browser — no download, nothing to sign up for.
