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This game is discussed in our Podcast: LSAT Podcast Episode 31: The September 2019 LSAT Logic Games Section
The basic setup to the game is depicted below. Notice a few things about that setup:
1. Since we have 6 available slots, but only 5 variables, there will be an empty space (depicted with an X, in the list of variables).
2. I've drawn the relationship between J and G as a single block (for convenience), but you have to keep in mind as you move forward it's always possible for J to be in the morning one day, and G to be in the afternoon the next day (or vice versa). That JG block rule yields the "not law" inferences that G cannot be on Wednesday, and J cannot be on Friday.
3. The last rule is complex to visualize, so for convenience I've just written it into the list of rules. Any inferences it yields will depend on how we place either G or K initially, so it's not wise to try to make any up-front universal inferences from that rule.
Now, if you were running out of time on this game (and since it's the 4th game of the section, that's probably the case for many people), it's likely best to move to the questions with the above basic setup and attempt to get as far as possible. But, if you have at least 5 minutes left in the section once you finish this basic diagram, it's worthwhile to think through some specific scenarios. That's because the JG block rule limits the placement possibilities for both J and G (for each variable, there are only 4 placement possibilities; 2 for J on each of Wednesday and Thursday; 2 for G on each of Thursday and Friday). And, since G limits the placement possibilities for K, you might benefit from thinking through what happens in each of the placement possibilities for G. I've diagrammed those "templates" below (#1=G on Thursday morning, #2=G on Thursday afternoon, #3=G on Friday morning, #4=G on Friday afternoon). But first, a couple notes on the templates:
1. When G is placed in the morning (on either Thursday or Friday), placement possibilities become very limited because H and L must fill the other two morning slots. Thus, the "G in the morning" templates are quite detailed.
2. When G is placed in the afternoon (on either Thursday or Friday), placement possibilities are more open-ended, with J constrained to one of two slots, and K a little more open. I've represented those constraints with dual options for J and K where appropriate, and left the remainder of those templates open. As soon as you can decide in those templates where J or K is placed, the options become much more limited. But, it's not worth diagramming every one of those options, as you'll likely run out of time (even if you had a reasonable amount of time for this game to begin with).
I hope this helps!
Jeremy
The basic setup to the game is depicted below. Notice a few things about that setup:
1. Since we have 6 available slots, but only 5 variables, there will be an empty space (depicted with an X, in the list of variables).
2. I've drawn the relationship between J and G as a single block (for convenience), but you have to keep in mind as you move forward it's always possible for J to be in the morning one day, and G to be in the afternoon the next day (or vice versa). That JG block rule yields the "not law" inferences that G cannot be on Wednesday, and J cannot be on Friday.
3. The last rule is complex to visualize, so for convenience I've just written it into the list of rules. Any inferences it yields will depend on how we place either G or K initially, so it's not wise to try to make any up-front universal inferences from that rule.
Now, if you were running out of time on this game (and since it's the 4th game of the section, that's probably the case for many people), it's likely best to move to the questions with the above basic setup and attempt to get as far as possible. But, if you have at least 5 minutes left in the section once you finish this basic diagram, it's worthwhile to think through some specific scenarios. That's because the JG block rule limits the placement possibilities for both J and G (for each variable, there are only 4 placement possibilities; 2 for J on each of Wednesday and Thursday; 2 for G on each of Thursday and Friday). And, since G limits the placement possibilities for K, you might benefit from thinking through what happens in each of the placement possibilities for G. I've diagrammed those "templates" below (#1=G on Thursday morning, #2=G on Thursday afternoon, #3=G on Friday morning, #4=G on Friday afternoon). But first, a couple notes on the templates:
1. When G is placed in the morning (on either Thursday or Friday), placement possibilities become very limited because H and L must fill the other two morning slots. Thus, the "G in the morning" templates are quite detailed.
2. When G is placed in the afternoon (on either Thursday or Friday), placement possibilities are more open-ended, with J constrained to one of two slots, and K a little more open. I've represented those constraints with dual options for J and K where appropriate, and left the remainder of those templates open. As soon as you can decide in those templates where J or K is placed, the options become much more limited. But, it's not worth diagramming every one of those options, as you'll likely run out of time (even if you had a reasonable amount of time for this game to begin with).
I hope this helps!
Jeremy
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Jeremy Press
LSAT Instructor and law school admissions consultant
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LSAT Instructor and law school admissions consultant
Follow me on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/JeremyLSAT
