The ClueFinders Math Adventures

The ClueFinders Math Adventures
Developer(s) The Learning Company
Publisher(s) The Learning Company
Platform(s) PC (Windows, Macintosh)
Release date(s) 1998
Genre(s) Educational/Mystery
Mode(s) Single player

The ClueFinders Math Adventures Ages 9–12: Mystery in the Himalayas is a computer game in The Learning Company's ClueFinders Series, where the ClueFinders try to recover stolen treasures in a small Himalayan village.

Voice cast

Synopsis

In a village high in the Himalayas, twenty-four priceless treasures have been stolen. An elder of the village calls the ClueFinders to help uncover the treasures and the thief's identity. Many, including the elder's pessimistic apprentice, believe the Yeti is behind the theft.

However, the clues all point in different directions and it appears a different person is responsible for the theft of each item. All the people state they were forced to hide the stolen treasure against their will and, later in the game, that the Yeti is behind it all. Eventually, the guide takes the ClueFinders to a cave where they find the Yeti. However, the Yeti turns out to be the elder's apprentice in a costume, as he planned to sell the treasure to the West for millions of dollars. With his plan foiled, the apprentice disappears in an avalanche, and though he appears to have survived the avalanche, the apprentice ends up being captured alive by a huge hand, presumably belonging to the real Yeti. The gang then heads home just as the adventure ends.

Game play

The game is set up similar to Clue in that the central goal of each round is to identify three variables - who stole the treasure, which treasure they stole and where they hid it - based on clues. Clues are acquired from playing games and helping the villagers with their work. Once the user has enough clues he/she can limit down the number of possibilities until only one remains. When sixteen treasures are restored, the game is won.

Notes

Skills

Mathematics

Game Skill
Yak Pasture Perimeter and Area
Rock Cave Geometric Shapes
Cloth Shop Completing Charts and Graphs
Library Interpreting Charts and Graphs
Store Multiplication and Division
Great Hall Whole Number Computation
Stable Fraction and Decimal Equivalency
Ice Cave Fraction and Decimal Addition and Subtraction
Logic Cube Logical Reasoning

Response

A review by gracepub for ReviewStream.com was generally positive. "I like the fact that I can see her skills improve as she moves through the game. This game is so cleverly developed that my daughter does not realize that it is teaching her the basics of algebra and geometry, fractions, decimals, tables, graphs, number computation, and even problem solving...the main advantage to this game is that parents do not need to understand the math concepts taught to help their children finish the course." The game was given a rating of 9 out of 10.

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