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Princeton Review's LSAT Logic Games Workout DOES contain real LSAT Questions - in disguiseI've written a more detailed review of this book on my LSAT blog. However, I just wanted to briefly note that this book contains a MAJOR problem aside from the typos.
The vast majority of test-takers who use this book believe it does not contain real LSAT logic games.
One previous reviewer wrote: "This book does give good practice games when you don't want to waste real LSAT logic game sections. The games are really similar to real LSAT games."
Another wrote: "it might seem at first like a bad thing that the problems are not real LSAT problems, but it wasn't for me. they are very much of the same type and it offers extra practice"
The truth is that it DOES contain several real LSAT logic games.
Evidence:
In my review of this book on my LSAT blog (the blog post is titled "Princeton Review LSAT Logic Games Workout - Exposed"), I list 8 Logic Games included in this book and match them with 8 real, and recent, LSAT Logic Games (from actual LSAT PrepTests). (I picked these 8 particular Logic Games simply because they're the ones you can see online through Google Books - this way, the interested among you can compare for yourselves.)
The Princeton Review fake games and the LSAC real games are virtually identical. The topics and variables are changed, and some other unimportant things are switched around, but the rules and inferences are the same, as are most of the questions.
Conclusion (why this matters):
By using this book, you'll unintentionally expose yourself to real, and recent, LSAT logic games before you take timed practice exams. Later, when you take those timed practice exams to determine whether you're ready to take the LSAT, you'll have inflated practice scores. Why? Because you will have seen many of those Logic Games before - in this book. You won't have a realistic sense of where you stand. When you take the actual LSAT, you may score much lower than you did on those inflated practice exams.
Given that law schools see all scores on your score report, you only want to take the LSAT when you know that you're absolutely ready. This book can make you think you're ready when you're not.
Bottom line:
I would not recommend using this book.
best choice for me, although it had issuesthe main issue with this book is that it had a lot of typos and errors, so that when i got a wrong answer, sometimes i couldn't be sure if it was me or the book, and it messed up my timing too. however, i looked at a lot of reviews, and it seems almost all books have errors, so considering the choices, this book was the best one for me. if you are like me, then you probably want to choose this book. i am the type of person that gets more confused than helped by memorizing all the different types of games beyond just the basics, which is why i didn't order powerscore, because people described being all confused by the details. I did feel that the setups for the games in princeton review were a bit more helpful and prescriptive than the more general ones in kaplan's. also, it might seem at first like a bad thing that the problems are not real LSAT problems, but it wasn't for me. they are very much of the same type and it offers extra practice if this is a section you struggle on (i did). DEFINITELY order official LSAT tests from LSAC. I actually found it a plus that the problems weren't real LSAT problems, because you won't find overlap when you do official tests, which could screw up an accurate measure of your score. if you have trouble figuring out why an answer is correct on your own, then that will be a minus for this book, because since there are a lot of errors, the explanations can be confusing or just plain wrong too. for me, it was mostly a matter of getting extra practice and finding a fast way to set up a game. i can usually figure out why my own answer is wrong when given the correct one, so i didn't need explanations as much. besides, figuring out why my answer was wrong was probably more useful, because it forced me to think for myself. for my own study regimen, i bought this book, all 30 of the official lsat tests published by the lsac (they are in sets of 10 and they have no explanations for answers, only the correct answers), a regular kaplan lsat book (good for general tips for all the sections), and the kaplan lsat logic games workbook (which I haven't used yet, because i got it just in case there were problems on there that weren't in the official tests. probably a waste of money.) after using this book, i would say my accuracy was up, but i was still only hitting 2 or 3 games, so my timing is still off.
Five amazon reviewers - Ahab, Betunia, Chloris, Delmar, and Egghead - have reached exactly one conclusion: DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!Seriously, DO NOT buy this book. Like the other reviewers have said, it's full of errors. Little errors, but they make a HUGE difference when you're trying to time yourself on practice tests. It ruins your entire practice session if you have to flip to the answer section to figure out what the book's authors MEANT to write.
As a test-taker, you really need to have full faith in the logic of the test-maker. When you're taking a test, you need to be certain that any confusion is an issue YOU need to work on -- NOT something the book's editors did wrong!! I've found so many errors on these tests, I have no faith in the book anymore. It's just stressful to try to use it, especially if I'm trying to time myself.
There are some useful tips in the beginning of the book, but I'm sure you can find other LSAT books with useful tips. It's just not worth buying this book.
Be warned- Bad explanations and bad "rules" listed in several gamesI am at the half-way point of prep and I got this book for additional LG practice. The book is not HORRIBLE but it is far from great. I ran into several games which had a bad set-up (rules made no sense or were inaccurate) which is extremely frustrating when you are trying to LEARN. Lastly the explanations are horrible and very confusing. I would use this w. caution and do not even bother reading through the explanations it is a big waste of your time.
Errors and not helpfulI already took the exam and I wanted more practice for my upcoming test so I purchased this book thinking I would get some problems to do each day and still be okay. I was wrong. There were problems with the questions and the explanations.
For example, There is a rule on one of the games that states, "If 4 is a contestant then 2 and 4 are not a contestant." I literally gave up on the whole problem. The next problem after that there were problems with the game itself. The set up was an ordering game, but the second question made it impossible to do. For example if the ordering was A>D>E>F/C>G, then the question is asking if C was in the 3rd slot.... Obviously C cannot be in the third slot. The beginning problems were simpler and I did not find any problems with doing the problems, in fact I got all of them correct so I skipped the explanations. When I did occasionally get 1 question incorrect the explanations did not clear up the discrepancy.
I do not recommend this book.
Product DescriptionMost students have the hardest time with the difficult Logic Games section of the LSAT. The good news is that with lots of practice, it’s possible to master. LSAT Logic Games Workout, chock-full of practice just on this essential section, is the tool that will get you there.
Games are long, complicated, and intricate and require good strategy and full attention. That’s why we bring you the knowledge of how to diagram and dissect games.
LSAT Logic Games Workout contains approximately 300 practice questions to accompany 50 practice LSAT Logic Games. It includes complete answer explanations for every practice question.
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