Pattern Next

Fourteen rows of numbers or shapes. Find the rule (same step, same factor, add the two before, alternating or growing steps, shape cycles, a turning arrow) and pick what comes next. Every row is checked to have one clear answer.

14 puzzles
Sequences

How to play

Read the row. Look at how each item changes into the next one.
Pick what's next. Choose the option that replaces the question mark. Keys 1 to 4 work too.
Climb levels. Two right in a row moves you up a level, a miss moves you down one.
Learn. Each answer comes with the rule, in one line.

Quick tips

Look at the gaps. Write the differences between neighbours. A steady gap is a same-step row.
Then the ratios. If the gaps grow fast, try dividing: 3, 6, 12, 24 doubles each time.

3 more tips in the Pattern Next guide →