Times Tables Run: run to the answer
A times question comes up on the wooden sign, like 7 脳 8. Three archways come down the path, each with an answer. Each kid steps into the lane with the right one, and their runner races through. It starts with the 2 times table and grows with each kid.
Why the camera? It鈥檚 how the runners copy each move, and the video never leaves this device.
How it plays
- Read: a times question comes up on the sign, like 3 脳 4.
- Find: the answer on the archways. Each lane has its own colour and shape: a blue circle on the left, a gold star in the middle, a purple triangle on the right.
- Step: into that lane before the archway arrives, and run through.
Levels
Ten levels. It starts with the 2 times table, then the 5s and the 10s, then the 3s, 4s, 8s, 6s, 7s and 9s, and at level 10 any table up to 10 脳 10. The two wrong answers on each row come from the same table, so the last digit doesn't give the answer away. Each kid climbs at their own pace, and each player's level is remembered on that device.
Setting up takes two minutes
- A laptop, tablet or phone with a camera. Prop a tablet or phone up sideways, on a shelf or against a few books.
- Put it at about chest height, camera facing the room: a laptop on a table or TV stand, or a tablet or phone propped up sideways. A laptop plugged into the TV makes the runners easy to see.
- Step back 2 to 3 metres: Player 1 on the left, Player 2 on the right, head to toe in view.
- Hands up to join, and play.
Nothing leaves your device
There are no accounts or logins, no ads and no tracking. The camera video is processed on the device and never uploaded, so no video, photos or body data leave it.
Questions
Which times tables does it use?
The tables from 2 to 10, each times 1 to 10, so the answers go up to 100. Each kid starts with the 2 times table and moves on as they get them right.
Can two kids play together?
Yes. Two kids play side by side, each on their own level, so an older and a younger sibling can race at the same time.
Is it free?
Yes. Times Tables Run is free for good, and so are Hopadoo, Sum Run, Word Pop and Monkey Mirror. The optional Family Unlock adds Sneak, Ten Jar, Word Hop and Number River, with one payment and no subscription.
What ages is it for?
About 5 to 12.
What if the camera isn鈥檛 working?
Every game also plays with the keyboard, so nobody misses out.
More games: Hopadoo 路 Sum Run 路 Word Pop 路 Monkey Mirror 路 Sneak 路 Ten Jar 路 Word Hop 路 Number River 路 Color & Shape Run
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