Customer Reviews

LSAT Logic Games (LSAT Test Preparation)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

The layout of the book is good: problems, setup and solutions separated so that you can work each set out, then get solution hints before checking for the answers. The problem-solving guidance is well-founded, and the general premise is strong; committed practice yields stronger scores.

However, the problem-solving instruction is wordy and vague, with poorly written instructional steps and explanations. The instructions also suffer when the text describes the use of specific diagrams which are never drawn out.

Even so, I only decided to return this book when I found substantial errors in three of the first 15 puzzles I tried. Because of these errors, some of the questions had more than one correct answer, or the answer listed as correct violated at least one of the rules.

I do not recommend purchasing this book before corrections are issued.

This book has been helpful for 2 reasons:
1. The problems are the same style as the ones on the LSAT, but MUCH harder. The scenarios and rules are more convoluted. Therefore they are great practice material.
2. There's 100 of them. You won't find more problems in any other single book.

I would recommend reading the Logic Games Bible first, then using this as practice. And DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TIME on these games, since they are way harder than real LSAT logic games.

BTW, there are some errors, but I don't think as many as other people have suggested. Specifically the answers of Game 15 I believe are wrong, but I haven't found other mistakes so far. But what you really need to get better at logic games is hard practice through deep thinking, and this book will provide that.

This book helped me tremendously for two reasons.

1. I wanted to save real LSAT games for simulated tests

2. Games are harder than real LSAT games, which I found very helpful for timing issues

Note: I did not use this book to familiarize yourself with games or learn strategies from a book, and don't think it would be very helpful for accomplishing either of those goals.

I have gone through almost all of the LSAT Logic prep books on the market right now and have done the great majority of published real LSAT logic games, and this one stood out as one of the least useful and most frustrating prep books I've found.

The good part is that this book has a lot of games to practice with (which is why I bought it in the first place), and these games use a lot of the skills that are necessary for solving real logic games on the test. HOWEVER, the games in the book don't really resemble real logic games at all - they are by and large far more complex and time consuming and they are not engineered anywhere near as well as the ones on the test (which can generally be solved multiple ways and which have shortcuts if one knows where to look). Because of these problems, the games in this book are likely to foster some bad test-day habits, like taking too long and just slogging through the questions.

On top of this, the games, setups, and answers/explanations are all in different sections, making you continually flip through the book and fumble with multiple bookmarks. Some of the games have so many questions that they are on two pages - something that never occurs on the LSAT. The explanations are hard to read and there are a lot of errors.

In general, I feel like this book was a waste of my money and time. I'm giving it two stars instead of one because it might be worth using to practice the basic mechanics of logic games, but it's basically useless for practicing timing or test-taking strategies.

I was shocked when I saw the low star rating on this book. I thought it was the most helpful book that I used prior to taking the test. The logic games are the most hit-or-miss section on the test, because if you do not understand one of the games you can end up getting 4 or 5 questions wrong on one game alone. This book will ensure that you are comfortable with each and every type of game. If nothing else, it stops you from studying this entire time and then getting blown away by a game you have never seen during the test.

I think you had better buy this book, or you will regret it the moment you see an unfamiliar game on the test. Also, by doing over 100 games, you can practice your speed (which is just as important as any other aspect during this section of the test). I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and was rewarded with an exceptional score on the games section.

Good Luck!

This book provides you with tons of games to practice with for the LSAT. Unlike some other books, these games are very similar to what you will see on the actual LSAT. The only flaw in this book is the organization of the games. Often questions for one game are on two pages, which means you must flip the page to look at your game set-up... this does not occur on the real LSAT. Overall, a good purchase for someone that needs more practice on the logic games section of the LSAT.

You'll get through the first few and the intro truly believing that this is helping. At first you think to yourself how wonderful it is that you are able to get through the different questions, organize rules, and produce wonderful, logical answers. THIS IS A TRAP. Like other reviewers, I have found that some of the answers are just plain wrong no matter how I try to rationalize the explanation. Finally, on game sixteen I decided to check out the internet to see if I was just plain missing something. I wasn't, the book was--which prompted a retrograde check of answers previously marked correct in the book. I am not only disgusted that something so poorly edited and reviewed could be so wrong so often but a piece of me has just plain died that those were the answers I came up with in a time crunch. I was hoping for something like this to be helpful because the basic premise is absolutely wonderful but I don't envision myself being ready for the LSAT using this as a tool.

as other say, full of errors. I am only on game 12 and have found a number of incorrect answers on the logic games. Though, I just sent emails to the company and do not know of their responsiveness. Still, I do not recommend this book to anyone.

I like the opening pages' suggestions for diagramming (they are generally similar to the Powerscore Logic Games Bible), and the general philosophy espoused here -- putting heavy emphasis on the Deductions stage, as well as taking a second to "walk around" the problem and look for key variables etc. -- is sound.

I've found many of the games in this book to be quite difficult. I'm two weeks from taking the LSAT, in the midst of a Kaplan course, and am getting decent scores on timed Logic Games sections (17-20 correct generally), but a lot of the puzzles in this particular book are still kicking my butt. That may be a good thing if you want a challenge. I think some of the games here really stretch you when it comes to your deduction-making powers. It might be worth trying some of these in a less rigorously-timed environment, to work that "muscle" in alternation with doing timed sections of actual LSAT puzzles. That is the approach I am pursuing at the moment, anyway. I'm starting to run out of individual puzzles in my Kaplan materials, so if I am in the mood to noodle out a puzzle or two at a more leisurely pace, this book is a handy additional resource.

With 100 games it is certainly a big resource, and the explanations afterward are quite thorough (though they tend to be written in intimidating "block'o'text" format). Other users' complaints about errors give me cause for some concern; I didn't notice that flaw on my own. Even allowing for that flaw, there is value here, but I would certainly recommend buying the Powerscore Logic Games Bible first, as well as a collection of actual LSAT games if one can be found outside a Kaplan-type course.

I picked this book up on a whim at my college bookstore since I figured that everyone and anyone could use some help on the logic game portion of the LSAT's. I appreciated the opening which had fairly obvious, but necessary steps with how to approach the games. Yet just from the beginning when I was working along the practice questions with the book in the intro, I realized how much more complex these games were. Of course, since I was an idiot and didn't check Amazon first I actually took it as that I was now miserable at logic games (because how could an edited, published book with such a respectable introduction be so misleadingly complex, error filled, and just plain WRONG for LSAT prep?)... I was somewhere near tears by question 15. Only after double checking my answers with the books and recognizing that they had not just silly little errors but straight up WRONG answers did I feel a little better about myself. Checked Amazon, and everyone here seems to agree. This book overly complicates the logic games, gives questions that are not even analogous to LSAT questions and they cannot possibly be done in the time necessary for the LSAT's. I give this book one star because of the introduction - it WAS nice to open that way - However I disagree with the other reviewers who feel that this book would be useful for 'additional practice'. This book is so error-filled and misleading that without someone editing the book, it seems absolutely useless as a study guide. What a terrible disappointment.