Archery Arena: a number puzzle game for 11+ verbal reasoning

About Archery Arena

Archery Arena turns the number puzzles of 11+ verbal reasoning into a tournament. A round is 16 arrows in four ends of four, with the target moving back from 18 to 70 metres, and every round includes letter equations, complete the sum, number sequences and related numbers, with equation balancing among the harder sums. The last arrow of each end is a wind challenge: a harder question, eight extra seconds and double points.

A wrong answer is blown wide by the wind and the trap is explained, but the tournament goes on and an answer is never cut off. Questions get harder after a streak and easier after misses. The prize-giving shows your child’s rank, from Novice to Champion, and the review explains every trap. Earn Champion to unlock the Floodlit Final, a night tournament with glowing targets.

How to play Archery Arena

1. Choose a starting level: Junior, County or Olympic.
2. Work out each number puzzle and tap your answer: the quicker you answer, the closer the arrow lands to the bullseye.
3. Get three right in a row to fire a golden arrow straight into the bullseye.
4. Take extra care with the last arrow of each end, a wind challenge that is harder and scores double.
5. Read the tournament review to see how each trap works, then shoot another round.

What it practises for the 11+

Letter Equations

Each letter stands for a number, and your child puts the numbers in, works the sum out in the right order (brackets, then × and ÷, then + and −) and gives the answer as a letter. For example, if A = 2, B = 3 and C = 6, then A × B = C. Learn the topic →

Equation Balancing

A longer number sentence has several steps on both sides: your child works out the side they know, then finds the number that makes both sides equal. For example, in 4 × 6 ÷ 2 = 20 ÷ 4 + ___, the left side is 12 and 20 ÷ 4 is 5, so the missing number is 7. Learn the topic →

Complete the Sum

A number sentence has one missing number, and both sides must be worth the same. For example, in 6 × 4 = 30 − ___, the left side is 24, so the missing number is 6. Learn the topic →

Number Sequences

Your child spots the rule in a series of numbers, such as a steady step, a growing step or square numbers, and finds the next or missing number. For example, in 3, 7, 11, 15 each number is 4 more, so 19 comes next. Learn the topic →

Related Numbers

Groups of three numbers follow the same hidden rule: your child finds it, tests it on every complete group, then fills the gap. For example, in 3 (8) 5 and 6 (10) 4, the number in brackets is the two outside numbers added together. Learn the topic →

Letter sums, number series, complete the sum and number analogies are four of GL Assessment’s 21 verbal reasoning question types.

Try Archery Arena questions

Questions from the game, for you to try together. Have a go before opening the answer.

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