NS-008

Find the next number: 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?

Rule: The pattern is geometric: multiply by 2 each step.

So the next number is 128.

• Picking the first pattern you see without checking it against all rows/columns.
• Ignoring the simplest rule (counts, rotations, alternations) and jumping to a complex story.
• Not testing your rule on the middle row/column (where many puzzles “break” bad rules).