Our games represent a revolutionary new approach to teaching math that combines common sense, creativity and clever thinking. They incorporate proven math strategies that are the foundation for great computational skills, challenging activities that appeal to kids and adults of all ages, and social gaming features that add a friendly, competitive dimension. Best of all, they're so fun they're addicting. Just learn to play - then play to learn!

Focus on Fundamentals. We started with the belief that fundamental skills are the foundation for greatness. To excel in math, kids need great computational skills. They need to know their addition and subtraction facts inside and out, and their multiplication and division tables cold. They need to be able to combine operations efficiently and effortlessly and work with numbers of any size.

With this in mind, we’ve designed games that teach kids to think about numbers the right way. No more counting. No more memorizing. No more procedures learned by rote. Instead, games that develop good number sense and strong mental math skills by teaching kids to break numbers apart in smart ways. They also provide the repetition and practice that leads to mastery.

Us vs Them. Our games are different in two important ways. First, we focus on strategies and answers, not just answers. Getting the right answer is important, but so is thinking quickly and efficiently. Our strategies lay the groundwork for higher math - and also get the answers right.

Second, our games are full of math - not something else. While other games give kids non-math incentives to play more, our games reward kids for doing math . . . with more math. Imagine, kids being so challenged and engaged that they want to do more math problems!

Timing Is Everything. Every game is timed to give kids a way to assess their performance. Instead of false confidence, we give them the strategies and tools to become better. For some kids, competing with their friends provides incentive to practice. For others, seeing their times improve is enough. For everyone, racing the clock develops the quick and agile thinking that makes math easy.

Level Playing Field. With math, one size doesn't fit all. In every game, players can choose the skill level that feels just right. They can vary the number of numbers, the size of numbers, the type of numbers, the operations, and everything in-between. Feeling ambitious and ready for a new challenge? Choose a higher skill level to stretch your skills. Need a boost in confidence? Practice your current level and watch your times improve. Looking for a little excitement? Try a different operator. It's digital game nirvana.



This series of quick-thinking games is designed to help kids master their basic math facts. Unlike traditional approaches that only focus on answers, the focus of every BreakApart game is on both the strategy and the answer.

For each operation, we've included a progression of games that build and develop specific skills over time. When kids practice in a strategic and thoughtful way, they can develop multiple skills simultaneously. BreakApart develops number sense, strong computational and mental math skills, and abstract, algebraic thinking skills.

Getting Started. From the BreakApart game page, simply click on the symbol in the top left panel to choose the arithmetic operation. Then select a specific strategy from the list below. Every strategy is important for achieving overall mastery of that operation.



Being able to break numbers apart quickly and in smart ways is the key to great computational skills. Math Limbo develops this "math agility" by requiring players to quickly add and decompose numbers in their head. Together with our BreakApart games, it provides the repetition and practice kids need for true mastery.

Getting Started. On the left panel, choose the 10 and 15-pin games to build skills with single-digit numbers, or choose the 100 and 150-pin games to build skills with multiples of 10. Players can also choose to decompose numbers using just addition (+) or both addition and subtraction (±).



Numskill is the game that started it all. It was the first in a series of games we invented that teaches kids to think on their feet and do math in their heads. The rules are simple: in a group of nine colored numbers, find sets consisting of 3 numbers where one number is the sum of two others and their colors are all different. Sounds easy, right? Not always!

Introducing colors makes sets much harder to find, requiring kids to do many more addition problems in their head - sometimes as many as a hundred in a single game. Playing just a few games a week can mean an extra 15,000 addition problems in a year. Numskill's ingenious use of color means a lot more practice and a lot more fun.

Getting Started. On the left panel, choose the number of sets in each hand (1 to 5) and the maximum size of the numbers (10 for easy and 20 for hard). Find sets by clicking on the 3 numbers that form each set. Think quickly, the clock's running!