🧒 Brain games for kids: pick the pace and the level
Age is a starting point, not a limit. A child who knows water puzzles may want a harder level, while with a new kind of puzzle it is best to read the rules and try a simple move together.
Ages 6 to 8: start together
Begin with Lights Out on a small board or with One Move, and show what changes after a tap. For puzzles with text, an adult can read the rules aloud. Brain IQ offers an early range of levels for this age.
Ages 9 to 11, 12+ and grown-ups
As the rules become familiar, try more limits, codes and chains of moves. Choosing an age in Brain IQ changes the starting point and the range of puzzles in the test. You can always switch to the level map and pick a different challenge.
Playing together without a clock
In world mode there is no time limit. Let each player suggest a move, explain why, and check it together. The five-minute mode and the streak are separate options you never have to use. One star still means the puzzle is solved.
Questions and answers
Does a low score say anything about my child?
No. The score describes one round of play and depends on knowing the rules, hints and moves. It is not an intelligence test or a diagnosis.
Where is progress saved?
In the browser and on the device you play on. Clearing site data or switching browsers does not carry progress over.