A small oval of light also appears when a Zoombini is moved over the spot where it is to be placed. Arno gives feedback about which pizzas he likes and dislikes, but there are a limited number of tries in which to figure out his logical rule for "the perfect pizza."Įach puzzle in Zoombinis is introduced by a narrative screen (which can be clicked through) which gives you some hint about the upcoming puzzle. At Pizza Pass, another favorite, the player must figure out which toppings (cheese, mushrooms, peppers, pepperoni, and/or sausage) Arno the troll wants on his pizza.
Zoombinis that do not fit the rule are sneezed back by the cliffs. Players must notice that each of two bridges accepts (or doesn't accept) Zoombinis based on some rule (for example, Zoombinis with sunglasses go over the bottom bridge, all others over the top bridge). When your band of Zoombinis gets to the Cliffs, you must find a way to get as many as possible across a chasm spanned by two bridges. These subjects are integrated so successfully into the narrative of the game that engagement with the story and the characters (very common among children we have observed playing this game), naturally leads to engagement with the mathematics.Īllergic Cliffs. Logical Journey of the Zoombinis is built around a varied set of 12 puzzles that draw from topics in discrete mathematics - sorting, organizing and analyzing data, hypothesis formation, set theory, logical reasoning, pattern finding, attribute comparison, and algebraic thinking.
Published by: Brøderbund (Developed at TERC)
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