Introduction 1

Part I: Opening Moves 7

Chapter 1: Logic Games: Fun or Frightening? 9

Chapter 2: Game On: A First Look at Logic Games 17

Part II: Let the Games Begin 31

Chapter 3: Ready to Order: Line Games 33

Chapter 4: Walking the Line: Line Game Practice 63

Chapter 5: Sorted Affairs: Sorting Games 81

Chapter 6: Divide and Conquer: Sorting Game Practice 107

Part III: Moving Forward 123

Chapter 7: One Way or Another: Using Split Charts 125

Chapter 8: Keeping Your Options Open: Open Line Games 137

Chapter 9: No Limits: Open Sorting Games 159

Part IV: Black-Belt Training 179

Chapter 10: Repeated Chips and Empty Boxes 181

Chapter 11: Extra! Extra! Multiple Chips and Orphan Chips 201

Chapter 12: Another Dimension: 2-D Logic Games 223

Chapter 13: Advanced Considerations 243

Chapter 14: Strategic Maneuvers: Merging Speed and Accuracy 265

Part V: Practice Tests 275

Chapter 15: Testing Your Logic: Practice Test 1 277

Chapter 16: Thinking Positive: Practice Test 2 287

Chapter 17: All the More Reason: Practice Test 3 297

Chapter 18: Solutions to the Practice Tests 307

Part VI: The Part of Tens 329

Chapter 19: Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Logic Games 331

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Become a Logic Games Ninja 335

Index 339

Learn to:

• Create game boards to answer each question
• Determine answer profiles and avoid common mistakes
• Gain confidence by solving problems on three practice tests
• Build your speed and accuracy

The fast and easy way to improve your LSAT score!

If you're like most test-takers, you find the infamous Analytical Reasoning or "Logic Games" section of the LSAT to be the most elusive and troublesome. Now there's help! This friendly guide takes the puzzlement out of Logic Games and gives you step-by-step instructions for how best to correctly identify and solve each type of problem within the allocated time.

• LSAT basics — get an overview of the LSAT logic games and discover how to organize information with a game board
• Approaching the questions — face down the two main types of logic games — line games and sorting games
• Bringing your A-game — learn to tackle open line games, open sorting games, repeated chips, multiple chips, orphan chips, and empty boxes
• Improving your performance — kick it up a notch and solve the toughest logic games and logic game questions, like working with 2-dimensional charts and focusing on the time element in logic games
• Practice, practice, practice — put your training to the test with three practice tests that are designed just like the real LSAT logic games, complete with answers and detailed solutions

Open the book and find:

• Coverage of line games and sorting games in all their common variations
• How to read the story, search for clues, and set up your game board
• Advanced games and techniques
• When to trust your instinct, when to guess, and when to bail
• Things to remember on test day
• How to avoid the two most basic logical errors
• Three practice tests with solutions