BIDSIMP ARCADE · APPRENTICE COFFEE RUN

Remember the order.

The crew gives you the order once. Remember who wanted what, then drag each coffee to the right person.

COFFEE RUN Listen once. Remember the order.

LOOK 5.0s

READY?

Remember the crew's order before it disappears. Drag each coffee to the right person. Three mistakes ends the run.

COFFEE 1 OF 2 BLACK Drag the cup to the right person.

How to Play

Don't mess up the coffee order.

1. The crew tells you what they want. 2. The orders disappear. 3. Drag the coffee to the person who ordered it. +1 Correct coffee Wrong person = lose one coffee You have 3 COFFEES. Three mistakes and you get a layoff check.

Two people first. Then three. Then all four. The longer you survive, the less time you get to memorize the order.

BlackNo milk. No sugar.

MilkMilk checked.

SugarSugar checked.

Milk & SugarBoth checked.

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Arcade memory game: Apprentice Coffee Run is a light construction-themed memory game. Coffee orders, crew characters, and jobsite situations are fictional and simplified for play. Any resemblance to an actual jobsite coffee run is completely intentional. Terms & Disclaimer

HOW APPRENTICE COFFEE RUN WORKS

Listen once, hold the order, and deliver without mixing up the crew.

This is a light construction-themed memory game, not trade instruction. Each round briefly shows a coffee order above every worker. The orders disappear, cups arrive one at a time, and you drag each cup to the person who requested it. Three wrong deliveries end the run.

ROUNDS 1-2Two workers

The game begins with a small crew and a five-second or four-and-a-half-second look at the orders.

ROUNDS 3-5Three workers

One more person is added while the memorization window continues to shrink.

ROUND 6+Four workers

The full crew stays in play and the viewing time keeps dropping, eventually reaching less than one second.

A simple way to remember the crew

Scan the workers in one consistent direction instead of jumping randomly between speech bubbles.
Attach one memorable word to each order, such as black, milk, sugar, or size.
Notice the worker position at the same time as the order.
When a cup appears, recall the position first and the character second.
After a correct delivery, remove that person from your active mental list.

The game tests short-term recall under a shrinking study window. The construction theme is intentionally playful, but the memory pattern is similar to holding a short sequence of verbal instructions long enough to act on it.

MEMORY EXAMPLE

Turn four orders into four quick anchors

Left worker: black coffee. Remember left-black.
Second worker: milk. Remember second-milk.
Third worker: sugar. Remember third-sugar.
Right worker: large. Remember right-large.

Short position-and-feature pairs are easier to retrieve than repeating four full sentences.

Why orders get mixed up

Reading the same speech bubble twice and skipping another.
Remembering the drink but not the worker position.
Rehearsing all orders again after each delivery instead of removing completed ones.
Dragging before confirming the current cup.

What the game is not

It is not a safety, communication, or supervision procedure.
It does not replace written instructions or task planning.
The workers, coffee orders, and jobsite situations are fictional.
It is intended as a short memory challenge and arcade break.

Help shape Apprentice Coffee Run.If the memory curve is too easy, too brutal, or just not funny enough, tell us.