Equalture Game Assessment: Practice for The Racer, Bird Spotting, The Ferry and The Fish Discovery
Equalture is a Dutch game-based hiring assessment. The employer picks a few short browser games for the role, and each one reads an ability or a working preference from how you play. Equalture publishes what its games measure but not how they are played, so the four practice games here are our own designs that train the same skills. Lane Switch, for The Racer, is free to try with a free account.
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Lane Switch (for The Racer)
Our practice for Equalture’s The Racer, which Equalture says measures cognitive flexibility. Drive a four-lane road to the finish: one lane is fastest, your speed readout is the only clue, and the fastest lane moves without warning. Our own design; Equalture does not publish how its race works.
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Flock Check (for Bird Spotting)
Our practice for Equalture’s Bird Spotting, which reads whether you lean towards speed or towards accuracy. Tap every bird that matches the target among look-alikes for 90 seconds. Not scored: the result describes your style, and neither end is better. Our own birds and timings.
Crossing Plan (for The Ferry)
Our practice for Equalture’s The Ferry, reported as problem-solving ability and style. Four river-crossing puzzles on an 8-minute clock, counted against the fewest crossings that solve each one. Our own puzzles; Equalture does not publish the rules of its game.
Catch Rules (for The Fish Discovery)
Our practice for Equalture’s The Fish Discovery, which Equalture says measures working memory and learning ability. Work out a hidden sorting rule from right and wrong, then learn the next, for 3 minutes. Our own design; Equalture does not publish how its game is played.
The Equalture games and what each one measures
Equalture has a library of games and the employer picks the ones that fit the role, so you will not play all of them. Your invitation, or the first screen of the assessment, shows how many you have.
- The RacerCognitive flexibility: how quickly you adapt when the situation changes.Lower to higherPractise with Lane Switch
- Bird SpottingWhether you lean towards speed or towards accuracy.A preference: neither end is betterPractise with Flock Check
- The FerryProblem-solving ability and prioritising, with a style from intuitive to systematic.Ability lower to higher; style has no better endPractise with Crossing Plan
- The Fish DiscoveryWorking memory and learning ability: taking in something new within a set time.Lower to higherPractise with Catch Rules
- The PitchCollaboration, from more individual to more collaborative.A preferenceNot covered: nothing is published about how it is played.
- Team TacticsSituational judgement: how you would handle situations at work, such as taking ownership.Fair to excellentNot covered: its format is not published. Situational judgement practice is the nearest help.
For Team Tactics, our situational judgement guide covers how scenario questions are built and marked.
How Equalture scores you
Cognitive games run from lower to higher
The Racer, The Ferry and The Fish Discovery read abilities: flexibility, problem solving and learning. Each comes back as a step on a five-point scale, and Equalture records every move you make, not only the final result.
Preferences have no right answer
Bird Spotting reads whether you lean towards speed or accuracy, and The Ferry also reads whether you solve problems by trying or by planning. Equalture describes both ends of each as strengths. A role may suit one end, but neither is a higher score.
A Fit Score, not a pass mark
The employer sees a Fit Score of high, medium or low against its Success Model, which sets a minimum range per trait from its own top performers in the role. The same results can fit one job and not another.
How to prepare for the Equalture games
Know what each game is looking for. A flexibility game rewards noticing change and acting on it once. A learning game rewards testing one idea at a time. A planning game rewards a pause before the first move. Knowing that in advance is the main thing practice gives you.
Read every instruction screen. Equalture publishes almost nothing about how its games play, so the screens before each game are the only description you will get of the controls and the goal.
Play the preference games as yourself. There is no better end to speed against accuracy, and the employer compares you with its own staff, not with an ideal. Pushing yourself to one end only makes the reading less like you.
Choose your moment and your device. The games run on a phone, laptop or desktop. Pick the one you are most at ease with, somewhere quiet, with a stable connection. If the employer lets you pause between games, use the break rather than playing tired.
What our practice reproduces, and what it cannot
The skills are the real ones. Each practice game trains the ability or preference Equalture says its game measures: adapting when the fast lane moves, checking birds against a target, planning river crossings and learning hidden sorting rules.
The games are ours. Equalture does not publish the rules, lengths or scoring of its games, apart from one line about the Racer: reach the finish line as fast as possible by switching lanes. Our screens, timings and scoring are our own choices, and each game’s instructions say which figures are ours.
There is no Fit Score here. A Fit Score depends on the employer’s own staff, which nobody outside the employer can see. Our ability games compare you with other CogniPrep users, and Flock Check describes your style without scoring it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Equalture test?
Equalture is a Dutch company whose hiring assessment is a set of short browser games. The employer picks the games that fit the role, so there is no single fixed Equalture test. Each game reads one ability or preference from how you play, not from multiple-choice answers.
How long does the Equalture assessment take?
Equalture says a full session usually takes 15 to 45 minutes, depending on how many games the employer chose. Each game is short. Some employers let you close the screen between games and carry on later from the email link.
Which Equalture games will I play?
The employer chooses them for the role. The game names candidates meet include The Racer, Bird Spotting, The Ferry, The Fish Discovery and The Pitch. Your invitation or the first screen tells you how many you have.
Can I do the Equalture games on my phone?
Yes. They run in a browser on phones, laptops and desktops, with nothing to install, and Equalture designs them for mobile first. Some employers recommend a touch screen.
Is there a pass mark?
No. The employer gets a Fit Score of high, medium or low against its Success Model, a benchmark built from its own best performers in the role. What counts as a good result depends on the employer and the job.
Do I get my Equalture results?
Yes. Equalture says candidates receive their own results straight after completing the games.
Can you practise for the Equalture games?
You can get used to the kinds of task they set and learn not to waste time on unfamiliar controls. Equalture says results tend to stay broadly similar over time, so practice is about playing cleanly and showing what you can do, not changing who you are.
Is Equalture available in other languages?
Yes. Equalture says its assessments are available in 20 languages.
Are these the real Equalture games?
No. Equalture does not publish how its games are played, so ours are our own designs that train the same skills. Each one says on its instruction screens how it may differ from the real game.
Companies That Use Equalture
Equalture sells to employers that hire at volume in retail, logistics, customer service and graduate programmes, most of them in the Netherlands. Every organisation below is named on Equalture’s own customers page, and each entry says only what that page says.
Rituals
RetailRetail candidates are ranked against a benchmark of Rituals’ best retail workers before any interview. Equalture’s case study covers retail hiring in more than 18 countries.
View Rituals guide →DHL Express
LogisticsLogistics candidates are screened against a model built from DHL Express’ best logistics workers.
View DHL Express guide →VodafoneZiggo
TelecomsCustomer service and other customer-facing roles.
Hunkemöller
RetailNamed in an Equalture case study on cutting time to hire. The roles are not stated on the page.
CZ
Health InsuranceCandidates are compared with an internal benchmark built from more than 500 CZ employees. The roles are not stated on the page.
Holland Casino
LeisureNamed in an Equalture case study on reducing dropout from training. The roles are not stated on the page.
Randstad
StaffingRecruiting operators and technicians.
ASICS Technology
TechnologyNamed in an Equalture case study on its hiring process. The roles are not stated on the page.
FrieslandCampina
Consumer GoodsGraduate hiring.
View FrieslandCampina guide →G4S
SecuritySecurity officers.
View G4S guide →The employer chooses which Equalture games a role uses, so none of these tells you which games you will be sent. Your invitation is the only reliable guide.
Guides and Tips
Read up before you practise: what the tests reward, what catches candidates out, and why shortcuts do not work.
Equalture Racer game: how it works
The Racer is the Equalture game in which you drive a car to the finish line as fast as you can by switching lanes. Equalture uses it to measure cognitive flexibility: how quickly you adapt when the situation changes.
Can You Cheat the Equalture Games?
Every move is recorded and some readings have no better end. Why an Equalture game has no answer key and no ideal profile to copy.
Equalture Bird Spotting game: how it works
Bird Spotting is the Equalture game that reads how you balance speed against accuracy. You look for birds that match a target, and the game records whether you lean towards working fast or towards working without mistakes.
Equalture Results Explained: Your Report, the Fit Score and What Happens Next
Equalture sends you your results straight after the games, and sends the employer a Fit Score you never see. What each reading means, why two of them have no better end, and how a Fit Score is decided.
Equalture Ferry game: how it works
The Ferry is the Equalture game for problem solving. Equalture says it looks at prioritising: deciding which move has to come first when every move limits the next.
Equalture Fish Discovery game: how it works
The Fish Discovery is the Equalture game for learning ability. Equalture says it measures working memory capacity: how well you learn something new when you have a goal and limited time.
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About CogniPrep Equalture Practice
CogniPrep provides independent practice for the games in Equalture’s hiring assessment. CogniPrep is not affiliated with Equalture, whose name and game names are trademarks of their owner and are used here for identification only. Our games and their names are our own.
- 4 practice games: Lane Switch (for The Racer), Flock Check (for Bird Spotting), Crossing Plan (for The Ferry), Catch Rules (for The Fish Discovery)
- Equalture session: 15 to 45 minutes in a browser, with the games chosen by the employer
- Results: sent to you straight after the games, with each trait read on a five-point scale
- Employer view: a Fit Score of high, medium or low against a benchmark of its own staff
- Not covered: The Pitch and Team Tactics, whose formats are not published
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