I've adapted a few approaches that have helped to soothe my testing anxiety..

For one @, is totally right, overexposure is extremely helpful. This is especially true if you get comfortable with weird 'misc.' games. If you can figure those out, relatively straightforward grouping/sequencing games are much less daunting. Doing enough games, you will figure out how most game types work and which set ups are good and which ones are not. Don't worry too much about getting the right set-up or template. Just relax and set out to present the rules (and their implications) in a way that works best for the time being, and you can fix and improve that presentation when you review the game later on.

I would also recommend that when you come across a game you cannot figure out, to go into the questions and look at what they are asking you and how they are presenting the variables. A lot of the time, I find that the questions reveal the optimal set-up for the game. For example, if there are multiple variables in a grouping game and I'm not sure which one the set up should be built around, there's usually a question that establishes some variable as static and the answer choices are the variables that you should plug-and-play in your game board.

There's also a lot of games that don't require a very structured game board and you can get a lot of answers correct just by having a thorough understanding of the rules.

@ offers good advice, I'll add a bit more to that.

My girlfriend and I study together. She consistently scores -0, -1 while I average around -3. She has helped me considerably with my LR struggles, as LR was by far my worst section when we began.

So if you can, I would strongly recommend studying with a buddy. If you can't then at least practice translating the LR stimulus IN BLIND REVIEW AND BEFORE YOU CHECK YOUR ANSWERS and explain the argument/debate to someone (or yourself) in casual conversation. I would be open to do this process with you over teleconference if you can't find anyone! Over time this will make you automatically translate the obtuse and confusing LSAT language into something that is easier to understand and recall at the speed required to be an efficient and accurate test taker on LR sections. It helps you understand if you are grasping what the stimulus is intending to say and whether or not it actually succeeds at doing so. It helps you figure out what the crucial elements are and what is just fluff that is there to distract or mislead you. Remember, most of the time you are looking for (necessary/sufficient conditions, conclusions, tone/perspective, etc.)

I trust that you are keeping a wrong answer journal and are diligent about using it the right way. I have noticed that the wrong answer journal is beneficial for preventing specific mistakes in the future and noticing what you missed about the argument type, validity and soundness, but it does not help you improve the (process)* of the LR section: reading the stimulus and understanding what each question type asks of you efficiently.

*trust the process.

To improve the process you have to be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses. The way to do this is to constantly evaluate and adjust the way you approach a stimulus in general. Translation drills are invaluable and are the main reason I jumped from -5 -6 to -2 -3. I also always try to stay fresh and review strategies for approaching particular question types and as a result I often recognize the tricks LSAT uses in the certain answer choices. When I trip up it is almost ALWAYS because I didn't translate the stimulus correctly which means I didn't really understand what information the question type is zeroing in on, either that or I wasn't disciplined enough in the answer choices, or I was worried more about getting all the questions done in time rather then getting every question I was able to finish correct. I ALWAYS translate the stimulus and break it down to its fundamental parts.

The only way to be accurate and finish in time is to follow the model: Slow = Smooth and Smooth = Fast. When you are doing problem sets, approach every question as if it requires your full attention: if you have seen it for the first time, if you are Blind Reviewing, or if you are reviewing past wrong answers. Break it down methodically, translate it into more useful language, write it down on paper/mark it up on your device and take your time. Doing so will reveal what you are doing well on and should be confident in, and what mistakes you tend to make. Retain the information you gain and you will notice that you will breeze through easier questions, giving you more time to scrutinize the really tough ones. Don't worry about the time right now, no matter where you are at in your studies. If you are dedicated to following this approach you will naturally get faster. If you are only reviewing and breaking down your wrong answers, you won't increase your overall ability to be accurate and timely and you won't improve your score.

The single most helpful thing for me is optimizing my note-taking and passage marking strategies. Figure out what you want to use the highlighting/underline tools for or if you want to rely mostly on taking notes. If you are a slow reader, I would try and outline the passages and write down the important details and break down the ‘big ideas’. Then you don’t have to spend a lot of time looking back at the passage when you get to the questions. Don’t worry about your reading speed as much as what it is you are doing with the time you need to read.