Memory sports,
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10+ memory sport and study events, printable sheets, and real-time multiplayer — the redesigned MemorySports platform with a structured training system.
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Short-term memory test
External linkOpens the short-term memory test on metamind.kr.
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Step-by-step guides to the memory palace and to memorizing numbers, cards, and more — the techniques behind memory sport.
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Opening soonImagery training
Memory sports come down to turning abstract data (digits, letters, binary) into vivid images you can store in long-term memory. A pre-trained imagery table lets the same number trigger a much richer scene every time.
- Shape conversion — Turn the shape of a digit or card into an object that looks like it.
- Sound conversion — Map the pronunciation of a digit or card to a similar-sounding word.
- Major system — Assign consonant sounds per digit, then build words and visualise them.
- PAO system — Pair each digit/card with a person, action, and object to build scenes.
- Memory palace — Lay images along a familiar route to preserve their order.
Imagery training material is available in the Metamind learning notes. Build your own conversion tables and drill them into automatic recall — that's the fastest path.
Memory sports training methods
Memory sports are the best way to train your short-, medium-, and long-term memory all at once. In Custom mode, freely adjust the memorize time and recall time to focus your practice on whichever kind of memory you want.
- Working memory (short-term) — Keep both the memorize time and recall time short. Builds the ability to bring back what you just saw instantly.
- Medium-term memory — Short memorize time, long recall time. Practice holding onto information even after a little time has passed.
- Long-term memory — Keep both the memorize time and recall time long. Trains the deep storage that makes memories last.
Within a single session — Split a session into segments and mix several memory techniques. Since the information you memorize first is usually the first to fade, etch it in firmly early on with long-lasting methods (memory palace, spaced repetition), lean on imagery through the middle, and skim quickly at the end to hold the rest in working memory.
Hands-on techniques like the memory palace and spaced repetition are covered step by step in the learning guides. Browse the guides
Overall grade guide
Your overall score is calculated from the last 30 days. Demotions apply once a day at 23:00 UTC, while promotions take effect immediately when a game ends.
Total weighting: Plays 50% / Average score 25% / Average memorisation time 25%. Average score is normalised across the 11 events.
- Plays — counted linearly from 20+; below that it's capped at 1.499.
- Average score — weighted across the 11 events (same weights as the original site).
- Average memorisation time — counted linearly from 60s+; shorter is better.
| Grade | Total threshold | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| SS | 2.0+ | About 2× the global average (with 20-play / 60s gate) |
| S | 1.5+ | About 1.5× the global average (with 20-play / 60s gate) |
| A | 1.1+ | Slightly above the global average |
| B | 0.9+ | Near the global average |
| C | 0.7+ | 70% of the global average |
| D | 0.5+ | 50% of the global average |
| F | 0.5- | Entry level |
Custom content plays and signed-out guest plays are excluded from grading. Detailed grade history is on the My results page.
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