Ace the LSAT Logic Games
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Book Reviews of Ace the LSAT Logic Games
Book Review: DO NOT BUY!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have read many times not to buy books which do not contain real LSAT games, but never understood why until I purchased this book. The book claims it has "the best of both worlds" because it offers real games and simulated games (about half and half). However, in the simulated games there are often abbreviated letters which are the same in 2 different groups (for example, "There are 3 types of paintings: Portraits, landscapes, and still life. Each painting is oil, latex, or watercolors.) Then one of the rules is latex paintings are landscapes. I have never encountered a real LSAT game where you are forced to abbreviate with 3 letters ( lat ---> lan ) It is confusing and unnecessary. There are multiple games in this book which have this problem. Pay 7 extra dollars and get your money's worth with the logic games bible.Book Review: This is a GREAT book for tackling the Analytical Reasoning section!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is GREAT!!! The book breaks down the different types of questions that the LSAT would have in a way that allows you to understand the patterns. The Analytical Reasoning section can feel overwhelming when you don't know how to attack the problems. This book shows you how to do it and allows you to practice your approach by providing several sections both from old exams as well as those created for the purpose of practice. When I first started working in this book I did not do very well because I didn't know how to read the story or the problems. I was excited to find myself answering all the questions per story correctly by the time I finished the book. This is definitely a book worth investing in...you'll find yourself just as confident as I was about this section when walking into the test. GOOD LUCK!!!Book Review: Helpful quantity, but glitches in quality.
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're looking for a book that will offer you tons and tons of logic games to practice, this is the one you want, hands down.
If you're just starting out with your LSAT studying and are looking more for instruction about how to effectively tackle the games, I wouldn't recommend it. The diagrams and explanations are not very easy to understand, nor are they the most thorough or comprehensive. What's worse, I found a few typos here and there in them that sometimes dramatically changed the rightness or wrongness of answers.
It's an excellent book on the basis of its massive and diverse collection of games. It just seems written somewhat hastily and carelessly -- not the best idea for the beginning LSAT studier. If you're looking for better teaching, try Powerscore's "Logic Games Bible."
Book Review: If you need practice, practice, practice...
Summary: 5 Stars
It wasn't so much that I needed a system for understanding and completing logic games, but just a book that would provide me with some decent material to apply techniques that I had already learned. This book has 14 of its own practice tests (and a lengthy explanation for why answer choices are right/wrong directly following each test). The questions composed by the authors of this book are very comparable to actual LSAT questions. After doing those tests, there are three additional logic games sections (each with four games) taken directly from recently administered LSATs.
I haven't seen another book with as many practice tests. I recommend this book highly--whether or not you have already purchased a book , even if you have already learned a system for completing logic games. Good luck!
Book Review: Awesome! The best book for LSAT Games!
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, I wanted to point out that the book is more than 500 pages. When I first picked it up, I thought it must have weighed more than 10 pounds! The book has more than 80 games in it (not 80 questions), so that's like... well, let's say around 450 questions. I think this book is the ultimate for LSAT Games. Kaplan's Logic Games Workbook only has about 200 questions (half as many games) and the PowerScore Bible is only 200 pages (half as many pages). This book is unlike anything I've ever seen. It let's use do the problems on your own and correct your answers using a "tutor sheet." You actually see how a tutor worked out the page, where they drew their diagrams in the small space, etc. Sorry, Kaplan, but this book is a lot better.