How to Get a Perfect Score on LSAT Logic Games
Note: the LSAT no longer has Logic Games. LSAC removed the section in August 2024. The scored test is now 2 Logical Reasoning sections and 1 Reading Comprehension section, plus 1 unscored experimental section. This post stays up as an archive, and the reasoning skills still carry over, but you won’t see a game on test day.
Studying for the current test? Since Logic Games came off the LSAT in August 2024, a second scored Logical Reasoning section took its place, which means LR is now 2 of your 3 scored sections. I wrote a free 6-page brief on what changed, what your old prep book is still good for (roughly half of it) and what to do this week: the LSAT format brief.
Below I list all the Logic Games-related blog posts you should read toward the beginning of your prep.
I’ve listed them in the specific order in which you should read them, along with the relevant Logic Games you should complete.
Use my LSAT Cheat Sheet as a quick-reference, and you can use my Logic Games Guide for extra LG guidance and a focus on question-solving strategies.
Also consider doing some sudoku puzzles. They’re a nice break from actual LSAT Logic Games, but they still allow you to practice LSAT-style deductions. This game is good, too.
This is all meant to accompany the initial Logic Games portion of my LSAT study schedules, while giving you more specific guidance on when to read which blog post and when to do each Logic Game.
Enjoy!
Read the following before starting LSAT Logic Games
Learn some Logic Games vocabulary and conditional indicator words:
LSAT Logic Games Vocabulary Words and Phrases
LSAT Words: “Except” “unless” “until” and “without” mean…
LSAT Logic | Necessary vs Sufficient Conditions
General tips on approaching the Logic Games section:
How I Learned to Love LSAT Logic Games
How to Ace LSAT Logic Games | 7 Habits
5 Reasons I Secretly Enjoy Logic Games
Starting LSAT Logic Games
The following lists of games are taken from my Logic Games categorization for LSAT PrepTests 52-61. Read the categorization in order to understand what the different categories mean.
Along the lines of what I recommend in my more popular LSAT study schedules, I’m including every game from LSATPrepTests 52-61 (and no others). I’ve presented the games in a rough order of difficulty within each of the categories. All page numbers are from 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests.
Feel free to complete more games from the Logic Games categorization if you want more practice.
I refer to PrepTests by # rather than date. If your materials refer to them by date, use LSAT PrepTests and Dates Administered to translate dates into #s.
(Please note: For any of the free Logic Games on the website, you can also download them as one big free LSAT Logic Games PDF.)
Relative Ordering/Sequencing (aka Pure Sequencing)
Complete my Free LSAT Logic Game | Pure Sequencing, then read this step-by-step explanation and this other explanation.
Complete the following Pure Sequencing/ Relative Ordering Logic Games, in this order:
- PrepTest 52, Section 2, Game 1 – p. 16
- PrepTest 54, Section 3, Game 3 – p. 98
- PrepTest 55, Section 4, Game 3 – p. 142
- PrepTest 52, Section 2, Game 4 – p. 19
- PrepTest 53, Section 2, Game 2 – p. 53
- PrepTest 61, Section 3, Game 2 – p. 349
- PrepTest 60, Section 2, Game 2 – p. 305
Strict Ordering/Sequencing (aka Basic Linear)
Complete my Basic Linear Logic Game, then read this step-by-step explanation for it.
Then read: Logic Game | Basic and Advanced Linear | Limited Options
Then complete the following Basic Linear Logic Games, in this order:
- PrepTest 57, Section 1, Game 1 – p. 188
- PrepTest 56, Section 1, Game 1 – p. 152
- PrepTest 58, Section 3, Game 1 – p. 240
- PrepTest 57, Section 1, Game 2 – p. 189
- PrepTest 59, Section 1, Game 2 – p. 261
- PrepTest 59, Section 1, Game 4 – p. 263
- PrepTest 60, Section 2, Game 3 – p. 306
- PrepTest 61, Section 3, Game 4 – p. 351
- PrepTest 55, Section 4, Game 2 – p. 141
- PrepTest 54, Section 3, Game 4 – p. 99
Multi-level Ordering/Sequencing (aka Advanced Linear)
Complete the following Advanced Linear Logic Games, in this order:
- PrepTest 59, Section 1, Game 1 – p. 260
- PrepTest 53, Section 2, Game 3 – p. 54
- PrepTest 52, Section 2, Game 3 – p. 18
Also complete these two games that are similar to each other:
- PrepTest 53, Section 2, Game 4 – p. 55
- PrepTest 56, Section 1, Game 4 – p. 155
Then complete these Advanced Linear Logic Games:
- PrepTest 60, Section 2, Game 1 – p. 304
- PrepTest 60, Section 2, Game 4 – p. 307
- PrepTest 54, Section 3, Game 2 – p. 97
- PrepTest 55, Section 4, Game 4 – p. 143
- PrepTest 58, Section 3, Game 3 – p. 242
Then complete my Free LSAT Logic Game | Advanced Linear, and read the explanation.
Grouping: Selection / In-Out
Learn about formal logic in Logic Games:
Conditional Reasoning: Contrapositive, Mistaken Reversal, Mistaken Negation
Logic Games Tips | Conditional Reasoning
Then complete the following Grouping: In-Out / Selection Logic Games, in this order:
- PrepTest 54, Section 3, Game 1 – p. 96
- PrepTest 58, Section 3, Game 2 – p. 241
Then complete my Free LSAT Logic Game | Grouping: Selection / In-Out, then read my Logic Games Selection | In-Out Diagram Explanation.
Then complete my Free LSAT Logic Games | Grouping: Selection (Defined), read my Logic Game | Grouping: Selection (Defined) Diagram | Explanation.
Then complete the following two games, both of which have numerical distribution elements:
- PrepTest 59, Section 1, Game 3 – p. 262
- PrepTest 58, Section 3, Game 4 – p. 243
Grouping: Splitting
Complete my Free LSAT Logic Game | Grouping: Splitting, then read the explanation.
Then complete the following Grouping: Splitting Logic Game: PrepTest 61, Section 3, Game 1 – p. 348
Grouping: Matching
Then complete the following Grouping: Matching Logic Games, in this order:
- PrepTest 53, Section 2, Game 1 – p. 52
- PrepTest 55, Section 4, Game 1 – p. 140
- PrepTest 52, Section 2, Game 2 – p. 17
- PrepTest 57, Section 1, Game 4 – p. 191
- PrepTest 56, Section 1, Game 2 – p. 153
Then complete my Free LSAT Logic Games | Grouping: Matching | Templates, then read my Logic Game Grouping: Matching Templates Diagram | Explanation.
Then complete Free LSAT Logic Game | Grouping: Matching, then read my Logic Games Matching Diagram | Explanation.
Combination
Finally, test your skills by completing the following games that combine elements of different game types:
Linear / Grouping: In-Out
PrepTest 61, Section 3, Game 3 – p. 350
Grouping: Splitting / Grouping: In-and-Out
PrepTest 56, Section 1, Game 3 – p. 154
Grouping: In-and-Out / Grouping: Matching
PrepTest 57, Section 1, Game 3 – p. 190
In between doing everything above, or afterward, check out these lists of Logic Games:
7 LSAT Logic Games Repeated on Future PrepTests
LSAT Logic Games Practice | 7 Games To Do Before Test Day
After doing everything above, check out my written explanations for actual LSAT Logic Games of each type: LSAT PrepTest Explanations for Logic Games
I've written free explanations for every question in LSAT PrepTest 159, 158, 157, 156, 155 and 154, with the right answer and why each wrong answer fails. All LSAT explanations are here.
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