What Numbers means in Witbolt
Number tasks use small whole numbers and addition. The challenge is spotting the right combination quickly, not long calculation.
Target Tap: tap the numbers that make the target
A target number sits above a set of tiles. Tap exactly two or three tiles that add up to the target. Your answer locks in when you have picked enough tiles. Until then, tapping a tile again deselects it.
Example. Target 17. Tiles: 9, 2, 8, 5, 12, 4.
9 + 8 = 17. Every other pair misses, and some miss by only one or two.
Harder tasks add more tiles, ask for three tiles instead of two, use bigger numbers and include more near misses. The answer is never simply the biggest or the smallest tiles, and there is no running total to lean on.
Balance Match: find the missing number
Two sides must add up to the same total, but one number is missing. Choose the number that balances them.
Example. 7 + 8 = 9 + ?
The left side is 15, so the missing number is 6.
Harder tasks use larger numbers and more terms. The wrong options sit close to the right one, so you need to be exact.
How Numbers fits into a Battle
Numbers is one of four skill families in every Battle of about 12 tasks. A correct answer counts most, and a quick correct answer adds a small, capped speed bonus. Your result shows a Numbers score next to the other families.
Play number games against your friends
You cannot pick a single family. Every Battle mixes all four, so the best all-rounder wins. After your Battle, send a challenge link and your friend plays an equivalent Battle with the same mix of task types and difficulty. Then you compare results, family by family. How friend challenges work.
Witbolt is a game. Its scores and ratings describe how you play inside Witbolt. They are not IQ scores or a measure of intelligence.