I purposely chose a game that wasn’t for me as an audience, but a game I could keep on my phone to help me entertain the kids in my life. While it is made for a much younger audience, it still made me want to move on to the next level and continue playing. It seems basic enough for different age groups, but it might not be as fun for someone who is constantly failing and having to try again. There is a hint feature, but I wish it was a little bit more accommodating. It only helps as a hint if you can read and understand English. I would recommend instead suggesting pictures of the first shape to put down or how the shape should be rotated.

You start out with easy builds and less disturbance/shake and build up to more complicated builds with an ability to rotate shapes to stack in the most efficient way. You don’t need to know science in terms of physics to play the game, but after the first few basic levels you do need to have a grasp on how best to configure and stack complicated shapes. After a few levels, the player learns to make better, sturdier foundations with the shapes so they can be built higher or stand the vibrations caused by heavier animal movements.

In addition to experimenting with shapes and physics, after each attempt to build a tower sturdy enough for Tami to reach the fruit during a ground shake, I had to rate my confidence, choosing yes, maybe, or no, about whether I thought it would hold. This made me think and evaluate my own work. If I failed, I was encouraged to try again and there was an outline of what I tried before to remind me to not try the exact same configuration. You can also access a summary where you see each level and what your success was, along with what you rated your own approach before the experiment took place. This children’s game had more elements of analysis and conclusion than I would have guessed.