Even Up Kids!
By Amanda Bindel,
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Absorbing number puzzler just the right level of challenge.
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What’s It About?
Starting with a four-by-four grid, kids match like numbers, dragging one to the other to combine them. Each time two equal numbers are combined, they increase by one, and that new number must then be combined with another equal number until the board is cleared of all but one number. Puzzles get increasingly more challenging as you advance through 125 levels. There's no help or hints available, but kids can undo a move one step at a time or restart an entire puzzle with no penalty. Once they've completed at least 50 levels, they can create and share their own puzzles.
Is It Any Good?
EVEN UP KIDS! offers just the right level of challenge -- not so hard as to be discouraging but challenging enough for kids to get a thrill from completing a level. The concept is unique and forces kids to focus and plan ahead to strategically match numbers in a way that will clear the board. Since kids can undo steps, they can fix their mistakes and learn from them -- a great life lesson in improving and learning. The 125 available levels could challenge kids for hours of play, and the opportunity to create their own puzzles is just icing on the addictive cake.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about about the importance of planning ahead as a strategy. Talk about other times in life and games when they may have think a few steps ahead to succeed.
Have a friendly family competition: Create your own Even Up puzzles and share them with each other.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Subjects: Math: numbers, sequences
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: logic, solving puzzles, strategy, Emotional Development: persevering
- Release date: December 19, 2013
- Category: Educational Games
- Publisher: Simple Machine
- Version: 2.2
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 5.1 or later
- Last updated: October 7, 2021
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