Clozemaster is quite addictive

For the past few weeks I've been playing a lot of Clozemaster, an 8-bit style language learning game that is quite simple yet ends up being quite effective thanks to the new text input mode.

The way the site works is this: it takes all the sentences from Tatoeba.org, matches them up from language to language, and then turns it into a game where you fill in the missing word. Multiple choice is extremely easy and I only use that mode when using it on my phone. Otherwise the text input mode is what I go with all the time.

Now what is interesting about Closemaster is that because of its simplicity it works as good practice for synonyms. Sometimes you'll find yourself in a situation where you know the correct answer is let's say fertig, but the word doesn't quite fit. So then you have to start thinking about synonyms...try out bereit, and then it does fit. I can imagine that for some being marked wrong for entering a perfectly okay word would be irritating, but in practice I find it stretches the mind a bit more if you have to think not just about synonyms but also declensions. So sometimes maybe prêt doesn't fit but prêts or prêtes does. This roughness around the edges is part of what makes the game so appealing for me.