Tap any shape but the one named.
Pick the wrong shape, fast, right here in your browser. The game names a shape and you tap any other one before it is rubbed out, with less time every round and look-alikes waiting further in.
One run, one heart. It plays by the app’s own rules, copied from the game. You get three tries a day here. The app has no limit.
In the app
- Your best run kept on your phone, with Brain Power and a day streak
- A score card of the round that got you, to share or save
- A buzz on every tap, and three times as long to answer with a screen reader on
Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account.
How to play Pick the Wrong Shape
Pick the Wrong Shape is a fast shape game: the board says DON'T PICK and shows one shape, and you tap any button except that shape. The named shape is also the clock. It is rubbed out from its right edge as time runs out.
- Read. A shape is named at the top of the board.
- Tap. Tap any shape but that one. Every right tap is a point.
- Hurry. Each round gives you a little less time than the last, and the buttons shuffle between rounds.
- One mistake. Tapping the named shape, or letting it be rubbed out, ends the game.
How the rounds get harder
| From round | What changes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Four buttons, using the five shapes everyone knows: circle, square, triangle, star and heart |
| 6 | All twelve shapes can appear |
| 13 | Six buttons, and some shapes are turned |
| 21 | Look-alike pairs join the board, and a button may jolt while you decide |
| 31 | Nine buttons |
The first round gives you 2.4 seconds. Each round keeps 97.5% of the last one's time, down to 0.85 seconds at about round 40.
The look-alike pairs are circle and oval, square and rectangle, square and diamond, hexagon and pentagon, and star and plus. A square is never turned, so it can't pass for a diamond.
Questions
- What is Pick the Wrong Shape?
- Pick the Wrong Shape is a speed game in the free Ninety-Nine app for iPhone, iPad and Android, and you can play it on this page. A shape is named and you tap any shape except that one before it is rubbed out, with less time every round.
- Can I play Pick the Wrong Shape in my browser?
- Yes, on this page, with nothing to install. You get a few tries a day here, with the same rules and scoring as the app. The free Ninety-Nine app for iPhone, iPad and Android has no limit.
- How is Pick the Wrong Shape scored?
- Each right tap is a point, with no upper limit. One wrong tap, or running out of time, ends the game. Your best is kept on your phone in the app, and in this browser here.
- Which shapes are in Pick the Wrong Shape?
- Twelve: circle, square, triangle, star, heart, diamond, oval, rectangle, hexagon, pentagon, moon and plus. The first five rounds use only the first five.