The game guide · Wonder
How to play A Closer Look
Move from first glance to a question worth keeping. Put the numbered steps into ascending order. This small sequencing puzzle gives an everyday theme a clear beginning and finish, with room to consider what the steps suggest.
Your starting point
Move from first glance to a question worth keeping.
The rules
Tap the numbered steps from smallest to largest. Each correct tap adds a step to your journey. If a step is out of order, use the feedback to find the next number.
A helpful approach
Find the smallest number first, then look for the next one before tapping. The ordered trail keeps completed steps visible while you choose what comes next. Look for a shape, texture or change you can describe before trying to explain what it means.
After the game
Which real task would feel clearer if you named only its next small step? Which familiar thing might surprise you if you gave it a second, more attentive look today?
There is no need to turn a small moment into a perfect performance. Play again if you want to explore it, or leave it here and take the thought into your day.
The feeling behind it
Look closely at a leaf, a cloud or a familiar street. Wonder starts with attention and leaves room for questions.
Cherry-blossom viewing inspires attentive looking. Hanami is a seasonal practice, not the Japanese equivalent of wonder.
Read our wonder story, inspired by Hanami in Japan. The Japan National Tourism Organization: Japan in April provides the source context.
Share the invitation
Here is a tiny invitation to look again. Try A Closer Look with me, if you fancy a little wonder today.
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