Play learning games
Choose a specific learning game from the Play lobby when you want to practice one skill at a time instead of adaptive Recommended practice.
Before you start
- You are signed in
- You have cards to practice (some games need extra data such as a context sentence or a Latin paradigm)
Open a game
- Open Play.
- Optionally filter by language, package, or chapter.
- Select a game title from the lobby (for example Matching (word → meaning) or Typing).
- Play the session, then use Play again or Back to games when finished.
While a game is open, the Play control may show Stop so you can leave the session.
Games you can choose
| Game | What you do |
|---|---|
| Matching (word → meaning) | Pick the meaning for a word |
| Reverse Matching (meaning → word) | Pick the word for a meaning |
| Typing | Type the word from memory |
| Declensions | Practice Latin forms (Latin filter only) |
| Concentration | Match pairs (lobby only; not used in Recommended practice) |
| Context Detective | Use a sentence context to find the meaning |
| Lemma Hunt | Find the dictionary form from an inflected Latin word (Latin only) |
| Cloze | Fill a blank in a sentence from your texts or a generated one |
| Contrast | Choose the right word among near-neighbors once both are established |
| Translate | Read an English sentence and type the learning-language translation |
| Grammar | Identify the part of speech or grammatical form of a highlighted word (lobby only; not used in Recommended practice) |
Latin-only games are hidden when your language filter is not Latin.
For a full catalog of eligibility rules, see Learning games (reference).
Practice vs a single game
- Recommended practice picks due cards and chooses a task from your weaker skills.
- A single lobby game always uses that mode for the session.
Troubleshooting
- A Latin game is missing: set the language filter to Latin (or All when your deck includes Latin).
- Context Detective has nothing to show: cards need a usable context sentence, or you need an owned vocab package that includes context.