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Story Mode
How it works
- Pick a book and open a chapter mission.
- Read the narrative and answer the mini-game questions embedded along the way.
- Finish the chapter to bank XP and unlock the next one.
Why it works: stories give facts a memorable context, and answering questions as you go (retrieval practice) forces active recall instead of passive reading — both are proven ways to make information stick.
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Flashcard Duel
How it works
- A prompt appears — try to recall the answer before you flip the card.
- Swipe to rate how well you knew it.
- Cards you struggle with come back sooner; easy ones come back later.
Why it works: this is spaced repetition — reviewing a fact right before you'd naturally forget it (the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve) is one of the most well-established ways to move information into long-term memory.
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Knock Knock!
How it works
- Clues about a person, place, or event are revealed one at a time.
- Guess as early as you can, before all clues are shown.
- Fewer clues used means more points and more XP.
Why it works: guessing before the reveal is the testing effect in action — the act of straining to retrieve an answer strengthens the memory far more than simply reading the same fact again.
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Map Master
How it works
- A fact or clue points to a state or region of India.
- Tap the correct location directly on the map.
- Build accuracy and speed as the map becomes familiar.
Why it works: this uses dual coding theory — pairing a visual/spatial memory (where something is) with a verbal fact (what it is) gives your brain two linked pathways to retrieve the same information later.
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3 Truths & 1 Lie
How it works
- Four related statements are shown — three true, one false.
- Spot the false one and tap it.
- Read the explanation to lock in why the others were correct.
Why it works: telling near-identical true and false statements apart forces close, deliberate comparison (discrimination learning) — a well-known way to sharpen precise recall instead of vague, surface-level familiarity.
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Match Maker
How it works
- A grid of facts, terms, and concepts is laid out face down.
- Flip two at a time to find related pairs.
- Clear the board by matching everything correctly.
Why it works: deliberately building connections between related concepts (elaborative encoding) helps new facts attach to things you already know, which makes them meaningfully easier to retrieve later.
