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Summary: Not The Savior Everyone Says It Is
Review: I agree with the reviewers who mentioned that the Logic Games Bible is complicated and slows you down. I feel it, first of all, has too many classifications to memorize--especially in their Grouping Games section--then goes into somewhat-complex explanations about each one. Also, if you have read other guides and are used to the way they classify Games (for example, many guides seem to call them Sequencing, Grouping, Matching, Hybrid/Mixed Games), this guide is confusing in that way, too, because their classifications are pretty different (for example, they have no category called Matching...I think they include those as Grouping Games, but I really haven't been able to tell yet). Second, I believe that the author spends a little too much time writing and a lot less time demonstrating. Thus, you can basically sit there and read a whole page of the author's explanation of a type of Game and might not understand what he's really trying to say, particularly if you're a person who better understands by seeing examples already worked for you demonstrating their techniques before you try them on a game yourself. At most, they give you the question and maybe one or two rules as an example...then they set you loose with about 2-4 practice Games to attempt on your own without really seeing what they were trying to say worked out for you beforehand--I, at least, give many of the other guides that! Third, I think the author explains some types of Games better than others. For example, he goes into pretty good details about strategies to use on Sequencing and Grouping Games, as well as the many types of Games within those categories. However, after that, the guide gets even more complicated than what I was saying before. For example, the section on Pattern Games, which I had never even heard of before this guide but definitely had encountered in my practice, is mentioned in this guide--which is great--but their explanation of Pattern Games is only two pages (and not even a full two pages) and really doesn't give much insight into them other than to tell you how to recognize them. After learning of these Games and attempting the practice questions they provided in the Logic Games Bible for this game type as well as one I found in "10 Actual, Official LSAT Preptests," I definitely feel that I don't understand these Games any better and don't really know how to approach them--they are the hardest Games to me, and this guide didn't really do anything to clear that up (I still miss almost every question on these Games). As far as the more common Games, such as the Sequencing/Linear and Grouping Games, I think the techniques the guide mentions are very good and quite helpful...BUT, using them, I now go even slower in completing Games than before using these techniques! The only Games I have been able to complete in 9 minutes have been the simplistic Sequencing ones. At least I can actually get the answers correct on these Games, though, and have an easier time knowing how to set them up (unlike the Pattern Games). However, I will probably sit down and re-read the guide again, looking for anything I may have missed, trying to understand things I might not have understood before and keep trying to internalize their techniques (and pray I don't get any Pattern Games). Reading the explanations given after the 2-4 practice Games they offer in each section is also helpful...but, again, they are not written in the most easy-to-read manner like many other guides out there (I actually think this is the LEAST readable guide of all the ones I've read, and I've read almost all the guides). They also don't have a simple answer key you can just go down to quickly see if you got the right answer--you have to fish through their long explanations (and I just happen to be someone who likes to quickly see whether I got the answers right, THEN read the explanations). Conclusion--the book is NOT exactly a page-turner, is NOT exactly written in the most user-friendly way, is NOT a total savior or some kind of guarantee that you will be able to get all the Games right within the time given after you finish it and is NOT worth $44, especially only being 232 pages (a THIN little book, thinner than LSAC's books of 10 but more costly!!) and not giving satisfactory techniques for all Game types.
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Summary: An Excellent Resource for a Scary Test
Review: I decided to purchase this book after reading about it on several law school chat boards. I wasn't sure any book could help me with games, but after reading the comments, I took the chance. I feel quite fortunate that I did. First, this is a serious book for a serious test. There is no joking around or making fun of the LSAT. The author immediately sets out to discuss the different types of games on the LSAT and spends quite a bit of time discussing how to set up and diagram the rules for the games. For me, this was critical because I needed significant improvement in even understanding how to approach the games, and this book delivered. The diagramming advice was sensible and intuitive, and I had no trouble adopting the approach advocated by the author. Literally, I felt like I was being given the mental tools to handle the test. Second, although there are games discussed in the text and drill sets, the recurrent theme seems to be an emphasis on solving games through recognition of form. I found this to be a unique approach, and one the benefited me tremendously. As I continued through the book I began to see that certain elements appeared again and again, and by recognizing those elements I had a handle on how to approach the game as well as a way to attack new games. Third, at the conclusion of each chapter there are game sets and each game is explained in detail. I found this to be very helpful since I could do the game on my own and then immediately review to see what errors I made. By doing this I made significant progress in correcting my errors. Discovering this book was a positive turning point in my preparation. The $45 I spent gave me renewed confidence in my ability to solve games and was, in my opinion, the best investment I made in this whole law school process.
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Summary: Be aware!
Review: I don't have very good impression with PowerScore books. I read some good reviews about this book and I am very disappointed about the one I received. I think it is a very expensive book, from both points of the listed price and the time I wasted on looking through it.
First, the contents and information in this book are not very well organized(other PowerScore books are even worse), it is more like their internal trainning material being put together in a rush manner. As for the 'strategy', so far I haven't gain any insights from it.
Secondly, this book is not made in a good quality: the paper is very thin and in bad quality, the printing quality is even not as good as that of a regular printer's printouts. It is not in a good quality as the normal book that is sold in a bookstore.
This book together with other PowerScore books have critial logical errors, and coming with correction sheets or you need to visit their website to check the updates. And they still expect YOU to find more errors to inform them. I feel this is terribly wasting my valuable time in preparing the LSAT--cause you can never be sure that the explanations or the diagrams in the book are reliable. While you are cracking the LSAT questions, you have to keep the double confusion, worry and critial thinking in your mental state to figure whether PowerScore made any mistake on any point.
If you find out this is not the book for you as it arrives, they don't take any return--very very bad. And you don't have other option to take a look of this book before you buy, except you know somebody who has it, cause it is not available in any bookstore--and this was the exact psychological weakness that I fell into buying this book.
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Summary: Beats the competition hands down
Review: I have currently completed studying logic games with this book, Master the LSAT (which was recommended in several Amazon.com reviews), Kaplan LSAT (for average students), and Kaplan LSAT 180 (for very strong students). The Logic Games Bible by PowerScore was definitely the most helpful of any of the books. Applying PowerScore's methods has reduced my time per game from 13 minutes to 8 - which gives me enought to complete every game in the section - and to boot, I'm hitting 100 percent accuracy on most of the practice tests I've taken from real LSATs and simulated tests from other companies. I didn't think that was possible. PowerScore was helpful because it includes clear suggestions for the best way to diagram any of the game types and what to watch out for when diagramming. (As I mention below, Kaplan doesn't do this.) It is the only book of the four I've used that exclusively uses actual logic games administered since the LSAT was rewritten in 1991. The other books don't do that because they don't want to pay as much in licensing fees (which is reflected in this book's comparably high price), but their simulated questions have a much different feel. Simulated questions are often too easy, which can leave you underprepared, or too difficult, which can frustrate you needlessly. In addition, there are certain patterns in the way real questions are set up that other companies haven't been able to imitate. I read the reviews that gave this book three or fewer stars, and I found all of them unconvincing. It's true that the book won't solve your timing issues automatically, but no book I've seen was very helpful on timing. PowerScore does have a fairly strong section discussing who should skip a game and who shouldn't, and it goes over some rules for picking the hardest game if you do decide to skip one. I haven't seen anything more than that about timing in any other book. Ultimately, practice makes perfect, and again, using real questions for practice will be a big help in terms of timing. This book does have a few typos, which I was surprised to see in a book of such quality in terms of content. But this isn't a mass market publication, and the fact that PowerScore apparently doesn't have the financial resources to hire decent copy editors won't impact your LSAT score. Kaplan's book wasn't nearly as helpful. It gives broad suggestions (e.g., use a concise system that you understand), but it's much more helpful to have someone suggest symbols that will capture the essence of most games. I'm still thinking about taking Kaplan's classroom course, since I presume that there is more information in it, but I wouldn't recommend their book to someone on a limited budget. It took me only a few hours to get through the lessons, and I think studying simulated practice tests is a waste of time when you can get real tests. Master the LSAT is not a bad book. Unlike Kaplan, it does include a real LSAT logic game in each section. I think it will be a good tool for reading comprehension and the analysis section. But if you can afford to get the Logic Games Bible, I would study with that first and only go to Master the LSAT if you have extra time. Once you have studied the Logic Games Bible, most of the examples in Master the LSAT will be easy. (I completed some Master the LSAT logic games in under four minutes with 100 percent accuracy.) Overall, an excellent resource and well worth the extra money.
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Summary: Words can barely describe
Review: I have read through many books...spent many hours on game sections. After I read this book I was trying to think back at how I attacked logic games and I began to wonder how I even accomplished them because this book has such a system that once you have soaked it all in, you aren't able to see how there is any other way. I recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Best Book By Far!
Review: I spent thousands of dollars preparing for the LSAT and this is the best $45 I spent! Yes, your timing slows down a little bit at first, but the book explains why. It's like learning anything new; practice makes you faster and better. I was scoring a 153 before this book, and dropped a little on my practice tests after first trying the methods. But I kept practicing on real LSATs, and scored a 167 on the October test. This book is worth every penny.
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Summary: Good as a part of your training
Review: I think this book was very helpful; the exercises and explanations help you master all the types of games the LSAT throws at you. However, unless logic games are your only weak point,it should be only one of your tools in LSAT training. I ended up with a 177, but not without a lot of practice in all areas of the test.
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Summary: Excellent teaching material, but critical problem
Review: I worte the LSAT recently. I bought a miilion prep books. The Logic games bible is a very good teaching source. It describes the problems well. However, there is a critical problem with the book. The questions it uses as examples are from actual LSATs. This means that they are the same questions that you will find in the 10 Actual Official LSATs and 10 More Actual Official LATs. In my opinion, the best preparation for the LSAT is replicating the real test as closly as possible. That means doing timed versions of real LSATs (there are only 20 of these available). You should do them all as timed tests. If you have seen the questions already from working through the logic games bible, then your practice test will not be an accurate guage of your ability to perform on your actual LSAT. Good luck on the test. I did about 10% worse on the actual test then on practices. I don't know if this is common or not, but you may want to keep it in mind. And remember: practice, practice, practice. You are being compared to the other people write the test. Each practicve that you do that someone else doesn't will help you in the end. Peace out
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Summary: Mixed Bag
Review: I would only recommend this book to someone who has not taken a prep course, like Kaplan PR, etc. or has a lot of exposure to logic games. It is a different way of solving games and may cause a lot of confusion. Otherwise, it really is a great resource. Beware though that the problems used in this book will spoil practice tests (that's where they get most of the problems)!!!
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Summary: You MUST get this book
Review: I'm not kidding. This is the only game in town. It's like receiving a "key" that will magically unlock all of the logic games for you. You'll get more confident, attack the games section strategically, tear through the easy ones, and know which methods to use on the hardest games. If you want to rock out on games, this has gotta be the first place to look.
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