A1–B1 word order sentence structure syntax grammar offline
Sentence Flashback
A German sentence flashes, then vanishes - rebuild it.
A correct German sentence flashes on screen, then vanishes - and you rebuild it from shuffled word tiles before the points run out. The English translation stays visible, so the question is never what it means, only where each word goes. Later rounds slip in a believable decoy word and stretch to longer clauses.
Stop rebuilding sentences word by word from rules and start storing whole patterns. When you have to hold a sentence in your head for a few seconds and then produce it again, your brain saves it as a shape rather than a list, and that shape is what comes back when you speak.
Because sorting a sentence you can still see is a much easier task than producing one from memory - and only the harder one builds recall. Once the model is gone you have to reconstruct the structure yourself, which is the same thing you do in a real conversation.
Nine areas of German sentence structure: verb-second position, the Satzklammer, time-manner-place order, pronoun placement, separable verbs, the Perfekt, weil and dass clauses, questions, and negation. You can practice everything mixed together or pick one area from the menu.
A1 to B1. Early rounds use short everyday sentences, and later ones move to longer subordinate clauses, so beginners get a gentle start while intermediate learners still get stretched.
No. German often allows more than one order for the same words, and the game accepts them. Ich gehe heute ins Kino and Heute gehe ich ins Kino both pass - punishing correct German would teach the wrong lesson.
A decoy: a believable near-miss like a wrong verb form or the wrong preposition. Leaving it in the word bank is a small grammar decision, which is why the later rounds sharpen your judgement and not just your memory.
A run takes a few minutes, so it fits into a coffee break. It opens in any browser with no signup, and once loaded you can keep playing without an internet connection.