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Excellent for challenging your child's brain!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I used this as part of my home-school curriculum for my 1st and 2nd graders. It is great for teaching children critical and logical thinking skills. For example, in order to get the Zoombinis from one side of the river to the next you have to arrange them in a certain order according to certain characteristics. Usually, the player is given a clue as to what are the acceptable characteristics. The goal is to get all of the Zoombinis to the destination.

My girls LOVE this game and play it frequently for long periods of time. Sometimes, I have to read the clues given and explain them to the girls before they can proceed, but more often than not they are able to figure it out on their own.

IF you are looking for a fast action, thrilling, whiz-bang, cool graphics game, this is NOT what you're looking for. This is more of a game of strategy and thinking than run around and kill the aliens kind of game. Your child or student will have to be fairly independent to play this game and be able to do a lot of problem solving and thinking on their own. Also, if you're child/student has a low tolerance for frustration, you might not want to purchase this game. Frequently, it takes several tries to get the strategy or riddle figured out before the player is successful. There are several difficulty settings, but even at the lowest setting your child/student probably needs to be at least 5 or 6 years old to play on his or her own.

A great game for kids... and teens!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

When I was in 3rd or 4th grade some kids in my school got a chance to help make a computer game with a big computer game company. Turns out that they got to help name the Zoombinis in the Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. When they finished the game, everyone in the school got a copy.

I loved it! From the day I got it until I had to give away my Macintosh computer when I moved to New York, I played it constantly. It is so much fun, even though it is all about math and is very educational.

I am so excited for Logical Journey of the Zoombinis to actually come out as a computer game, so I can buy it and play it on my PC. Everyone who has a kid or is a kid or was once a kid should buy this game!

There are no ARITHMETIC problems in this software.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 27 / 54
Date: November 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game based mostly on the great reviews here. My dissatisfaction with this software is my own fault for not paying more attention to the description of the game which says the software deals with the "basic fundamentals of mathematical thinking as organizing information, reasoning of evidence, finding and making patterns, and systematic testing of hypotheses." Look at that description again. No where does anything say this software is about adding, subtracting, multiplying or division problems. Even the title, LOGICAL Journey implies deductive reasoning. So please don't take my harsh review as being critical of the software itself. It's a good game for doing what it was designed to do which is to teach logical reasoning and deduction. However, if you are like me and looking for math PROBLEMS like add this number to this other number you won't find any of that here. Let me say it again in case it isn't clear yet. I could not find one single arithmetic problem in this whole game.

A 12 year old girl review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the BEST! When i was in sixth grade, my teacher played it with the class for about 20 min. Ever since i have been searching for it. This is the best! It doesnt seem like your doing math or anything like that at all, no matter what they say. BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

must have!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: March 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this software solely on the reviews from this sight, and am I ever glad I did! Both my 4 and 6 year old can play this game for hours! When I first tried it, I though it would be way to hard for my 4 year old ... but she surprised me. This game is fun and encourages logical thinking. I would highly recommend it for any child, regardless of age.

Why I like Zoombinis

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Hi, my name is Manuel, I am 6 years old and I like Zoombinis a lot because of all the adventures they go through to pass activities and discover new lands. I also like them because the stories are very exciting.

Hi, I am Naima (Manuel's sister), I am 7 years old and I also love Zoombinis because there is a lot of fun and action. Zoombinis are very colorful, the stories are short but nice, and the game is very challenging.

My kids loved it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: April 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Not only fun but a great logic builder! The best peice of software I've bought for my kids!

Logical Journey of the Zoombinis

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Two or three years ago I got this for my now 11 year old daughter because she monopolized it at her friends' house. Their mother highly recommended it, and I concur. I am now looking to purchase two more for some cousins. They played it over Thanksgiving weekend and both 9 year old boys were hooked! I even became obsessed with for a bit when we first got it. The increasing levels of difficulty lend this game to a wide age range. And the Zoombinis are so cute!

Zoombinis Rule!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played this game so many times! It is so much fun, even now! I love all of the obstacles (especially the bubbles)! It gets more challanging as you progress through the game and rescue more and more Zoombinis! I find myself calling them by their names throughout the game, and you get so attached to them that when they are lost, you feel like they were family, too! A great fun game that I recommend for ages 8 and up!

A great product but may cause frustration in young kids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is wonderful product for teaching children deductive reasoning skills. It's even fun for grown ups. Each journey begins with 16 Zoombinis who must survive treacherous traps, overcome obstacles and solve problems of increasing difficulty. The only caveat is that all 16 Zoombinis must survive each step so if a child has completed many levels and spent over an hour on the game and then lose a Zoombini, they have to start all over. This caused me to give 4 stars instead of 5. Overall, a good investment.

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