Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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New version of puzzle game adds easy bridge twist.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
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Flow Free: Bridges
What's It About?
First choose which level pack you want to play (including the size of the game board), and a board will appear. Connect the colored dots by swiping your finger to make a pipe, but don't cross other colors' pipes or dots unless there are white lines to denote a bridge. Bridges can be crossed by different colors at the same time. Play a timed board, a larger board, more colors, or more difficult configurations to increase the difficulty. After a few free hints, more hints require in-app purchases.
Is It Any Good?
FLOW FREE: BRIDGES is an ideal game for kids who tend to get frustrated with puzzle games that ramp up in difficulty quickly, or where there are no options. The game starts off quite easy and the level of difficulty progresses steadily but not rapidly. The bridges definitely make this version easier than the original Flow Free app. Still, if kids find new levels too difficult, they can change the size of the board, ask for hints, or go back and play an easier board. This app is simply a fun, colorful, and gentle brain workout.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
This game may be too easy for some kids until they reach a certain level. Challenge them to play the lower levels in Time Trial mode for an extra mental workout.
Talk to your kids about how adaptations like the bridge can change gameplay on an app.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Skills : Emotional Development : handling stress , Self-Direction : working efficiently , Thinking & Reasoning : solving puzzles , thinking critically
- Release date : November 8, 2012
- Genre : Puzzle Games
- Publisher : Big Duck Games LLC
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 3.1 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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