Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Learning Company EAN: 0696055110674 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD-ROM Label: Learning Company Manufacturer: Learning Company Platform: Windows XP Publisher: Learning Company Sales Rank: 9699 Studio: Learning Company
Features:
Learn math without numbers in this fun and challenging adventure
12 perilous puzzles with 4 levels of difficulty each; puzzle reformulation
Organize information, reason with evidence, and test systematically
Helpful puzzle clues and handy practice mode; printable activities
Product Description: Travel to a remarkable new world and treat your brain to an outlandishly fun and challenging adventure. Diabolical Bloats have seized Zoombini Isle, and it will take a clever mind to help the Zoombinis navigate their way to safety. Standing between you and your destination are twelve perilous puzzles, with four levels of difficulty each. But beware, this is no ordinary challenge. Zoombinis' captivating gameplay features math without numbers. Solving Zoombinis puzzles uses the process of mathematical thinking. This process includes organizing information, reasoning with evidence, and testing systematically. Dive into the exciting and wacky world of the Zoombinis and develop information-age logic skills used in writing computer programs, organizing spreadsheet data, and searching for information on computer networks.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Very fun for any age
My ten year old has been playing this game since he was 5. He loves it. We even bought a new copy when our old one broke. I even play by myself sometimes, the puzzles are that fun. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it would have been helpful to have hints for the last level of puzzles. We can't quite get a full set of zoombinis through on those last levels. Other than that, it's a lot of fun.
Rating: - Zoombinis
This product stopped working on our computer? We got to play it a few times but jams and doesn't let us click on things? Very frustrating.
Rating: - What a Logic Adventure!
I first learned of this software when I was in college...studying to get my certification to teach math. This is the updated version for use with computers running Windows XP. It still has the appeal to draw kids of all ages (mine are 8 and 6) in and keep them coming back for more logical thinking (they don't even realize they are developing wonderful thinking skills). I even find it a needed break from playing Sudoku all the time! The user interface is easily used by my kids without much help by me, and each of my kids have their own "login" so they can save their own game and go back to it at any time. I would have gladly rated this game 5 stars across the board, however, I was a little dissapointed at the developers of this game. My computer background is curious as to why they didn't take a little more care in writing the code to make the program run easiest on WinXP. The program still has to change the screen resolution (you don't have to know how to do this, it does it automatically), which means if your computer doesn't have a decent amount of RAM, the screen will appear to jump and lag at times. This "problem" doesn't happen all of the time, but it is worth noting for users who have little patience.
Rating: - Good Game, make sure you are getting a version that is compatible!
The game is great and WOW what awesome service as far as delivering the item in a timely manner and packaging it well!!! Check out the other versions available to see what the game is like - customers have left some very accurate and helpful reviews. Ignore the reviews that say you can play the old version from 1996 on a computer that has XP. You can't, but the newest version is meant for XP, so get that one if you need to. Great and very unique style of puzzles... will really exercise a kid's brain to the max.
- Very fun for any age
- Zoombinis
