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Tumbler: free game practice

Sticking at it, in an Arctic Shores-style game. About 7 minutes, then a report on how you played and what the game was looking for.

Practice game

A lock maker has built a new four-stage tumbler lock, and you're testing it. Set every pin in a stage to open it.

  • Watch the hand closely: every pin turns at its own speed, and some change direction.
  • This lock is meant to be very hard to open, so don't worry about mistakes.
  • Best on a laptop or desktop
  • Uses the keyboard and mouse
  • Progress saved in this browser
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Tips for the real one

  • Use a laptop or desktop, somewhere quiet. The real ones are built for a keyboard and mouse too.
  • Read every instruction screen. Rules change part-way through, and the change is always explained first.
  • Some games can’t be finished on purpose. They look at how you keep going, so don’t rush to quit.
  • There’s no right personality. Play the way you would at work rather than the way you think they want.

Who uses them

Airbus, BAE Systems, BDO, EDF, National Grid, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sage and WSP all say on their own pages that their application process includes a game-based assessment. The firm’s invite tells you which one, and how long you have to finish it.

The setup follows the real thing, but every game, rule and line of text is Apprenza’s own. It isn’t made by or linked to Arctic Shores, and the report is a practice estimate rather than a comparison with other candidates.

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