educational games (10 products)

A Day on the Farm 1.1 (Demo, $11.99)

This toddler-friendly software is FUN and provides a great introduction to computer learning. The interactive games and activities are filled with bright, upbeat graphics and catchy music. Best of all, Boowa and Kwala play along through the whole adventure! Your children will learn about colors, shapes, animals, and numbers while playing games they love. A safe, comfortable, happy learning environment that is perfect for your child aged 1-4.

Concentration - the Memory Games 4.1 (Shareware, $15)

Concentration - the Memory Games is a full featured memory game of the card pair flipping style that combines tradition and innovation.

Multiple Choice Quiz Maker 2.0.0 (Shareware, $14.95)

The Multiple Choice Quiz Maker is an easy and time-saving authoring kit to produce tests and quizzes for the inter- or intranet. Whether you are a teacher or a parent who wants to catch up with your screen-happy children, or a coach in the corporate training market, this program offers a motivating and entertaining e-learning platform.

Puffwort's Evil Scheme 2.0 (Shareware, $15.00)

This adventure game carries a very important message to children and youth about the dangers of tobacco use. Even though Puffwort deals with a serious subject it is still a fun delightful adventure game. It provides hours of entertainment while getting across a badly needed message to our youth. One of the unique features of this game is that you can actually win real prizes!

Ray's Spelling and Word Games 3.4 (Shareware, $18)

A great way for your child to learn weekly spellings as well as improve reading, vocabulary and logic. The spelling section is incredibly easy to use and has learning, practice and test options; your voice is recorded and automatically played back from within the program. Comes complete with two challenging and enjoyable word games. Use the large database of words and their meanings at a range of difficulty levels or add your own. Spellings and vocabulary can be entered individually for up to 40 children. Now supports French, German, Italian and Spanish characters and graded spelling lists can be downloaded from the net.

Rich Diamond 2.1 (Demo)

You are Rich Diamond, making your way through elaborate mazes of monsters and challenging puzzles to collect precious diamonds which always seem to lie just out of grasp. You will gain a sense of accomplishment as you complete each level. You may even like to return to a level to improve your score (or find a way past that blasted spider!) The levels in Rich Diamond require you to think, not just react to the action on the board. You don't blast your way through. You use your wits and cunning to maneuver around the various perils to reach your goal. You have as much time as you need to plan your strategy and make your move. This non-violent videogame is quality software designed for everyone in the family. Use your brainpower to maneuver around obstacles to reach your goal. The adventure is in using your brain to solve the puzzles, not just blasting the next thing that pops up on the screen. You and your children have probably played many games that held your interests for an hour or two, or even a day or two

Teaching Templates 2.2.2 (Shareware, $24.95)

The award-winning Teaching Templates suite is a varied and timesaving set of nine authoring tools to help you create interactive, web-based exercises, tests and quizzes - including Multiple Choice, Question Time, Gap Text (based on the Cloze test procedure), Energy Saver (fill in the missing letters), In Other Words, What

Toptables 1 (Shareware, $19.99)

Times tables and addition tutor: PC games and quizzes to teach your students multiplication times tables and basic addition. Automatic monitoring and recording of times and scores that you can print. Infinitely vary your interactive tests at the press of a button and print if required. 'Topadd' comes as a separate program but is included in your price for Toptables.

Tutorial Bridge 4.2 (Shareware, $23)

Tutorial Bridge is a program for learning the game of contract bridge while at the same time playing and enjoying the game. This self-playing computer program gives the reasoning behind each non-trivial bid that is made, or card that is played. The user can interact with the program at a rate that is consistent with his or her current knowledge of the game. The ability to undo any bid or play permits the student to compare his or her action with what the program would do in the same situation. You learn while you play. No need to absorb all kinds of details about bidding, card play, and scoring before you have any fun at playing the game of bridge. Numerous example hands demonstrate the fundamentals of bidding and play. The program is for 1 - 3 players, and uses the Standard American 5-card majors bidding system. In Level 1, a reduced set of bidding rules and conventions is used - resulting in a fully playable, but less bewildering game for the beginner. The user can turn off the comments made after a bid or

WordLab 1.1a (Shareware, $19.95)

WordLab is a challenging new game that will change the way you spell FUN. At the start of each round you are presented with a 5, 6 or 7 letter word with hidden letters. Reach deep into your problem solving skills to guess what the missing letters are, but act quickly ... your beaker is running low and time is running out. Each round gives you 5 chances to figure the word out before you can progress to the next level. Make it past level 5 for a special bonus round game for extra points. WordLab is suitable for all ages, but recommended for 12 and up based on skill level.