The loop in one line
Play → see your result → challenge a friend → your friend plays → compare head to head → rematch. Everything in Witbolt is built around that loop, and each step takes seconds.
What is a Battle?
A Battle is one short round of about 12 quick tasks. Most Battles take somewhere around 90 to 150 seconds from the first task to your score.
Every Battle mixes tasks from the four skill families:
- Logic: find the one arrangement or route that follows every rule.
- Patterns: work out a visual change and apply it, or predict the next step.
- Numbers: pick the tiles that make a target, or find the number that balances both sides.
- Recall: remember marked tiles or a trail, then repeat it.
The families take turns, so you never get the same family twice in a row. A Battle starts a little easier and gets harder toward the end. Tasks are freshly generated for each Battle, so there is no answer list to memorise.
New task types come with a quick practice
The first time a task type shows up, Witbolt shows a short practice round first. It is not scored and has no timer, so you learn how it works before it counts.
How scoring works
When the Battle ends you get a Battle Score and a breakdown of how you did in each skill family, so you can see where your edge is today.
- Correct answers matter most. A wrong answer or a timeout earns nothing.
- Speed is a small bonus, not the game. On some task types a fast, correct answer adds a little extra. One more correct answer is always worth more than being quick everywhere else.
- Recall tasks reward remembering, not tapping speed. They score only whether you remembered correctly.
Scores are worked out on Witbolt’s servers, not on your phone, so every player is scored the same way.
Challenge a friend
After a Battle you can send a challenge in seconds. Witbolt creates a challenge link and a short code you can share in any messaging app. Your friend sees your name and score and tries to beat it.
Your friend does not need an account to accept. They can start as a guest and play straight away. A challenge stays open for seven days. More about playing with friends.
Compare results head to head
Your friend plays an equivalent Battle: the same mix of task types and difficulty, with freshly generated tasks. Once they finish, you both see the head-to-head result: who won, the two Battle Scores, and how each of you did in every skill family.
Rematch
Lost by a few points? Tap Rematch. You play a fresh Battle first, then your friend gets the chance to answer it. There is one live rematch per match, so you can never end up with duplicates.
Your rating
Friend challenges also move your Witbolt Rating. It changes with wins, draws and losses against other players, not with raw Battle Score alone, and it is marked as provisional while Witbolt learns where you stand.
Witbolt is a game. Its scores and ratings describe how you play inside Witbolt. They are not IQ scores or a measure of intelligence.