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Symbols must be unique in a row, in a column, and (if defined) each region.
For the first level with colored symbols, drag symbols on the left to their target position. For the higher levels, click on an empty square to give it the keyboard focus. Then enter a possible letter or number. GCompris will not let you enter invalid data.
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which add up the same, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an adding-up sum, or the answer to the sum.
An adding-up sum looks like this: 2 + 2 = 4
The numbers on one side of the equals sign (=) have to be the same as the number on the other side. So 2 (1, 2) and 2 more (3, 4) makes 4. Count aloud when you work this out, and count on your fingers, because the more ways you do something, the better you remember it. You can also use blocks, or buttons, or anything you can count. If you have lots of brothers and sisters, you can count them! Or the kids in your class at school. Sing counting songs. Count lots of things, for practice, and you'll be very good at adding-up!
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an adding-up sum (also called an addition sum). You need to find the two parts of the sum, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole sum. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper sum. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the sums, you've won the game! :)
Type the falling letters before they reach the ground
Type the falling letters before they reach the ground
Draw the picture by clicking on the blue points.
Draw the picture by clicking on each blue point in sequence.
Answer some algebra questions
A multiplication of two numbers is displayed. At the right of the equals sign, give the answer, the product. Use the left and right arrows to modify your answer and press the Enter key to check if you've got it right. If not, just try again.
Place the items in the best way to count them
First, properly organize the items so that you can count them. Then, select the item you want to answer in the bottom right area. Enter the answer with the keyboard and press the OK button or the 'Enter' key.
Tux needs to water the flowers, but the hose is blocked.
Move the mouse over the red part of the hose-pipe. This will move it, bringing it, part by part, up to the flowers. Be careful, if you move off the hose, the red part will go back down.
Count how many items are under the magic hat
Click on the hat to open or close it. Under the hat, how many stars can you see moving around? Count carefully. :) Click in the bottom-right area to input your answer.
Find the strawberry by clicking on the blue fields
Try to find the strawberry under the blue fields. The fields become redder as you get closer.
Flip the cards to find the matching pairs
A set of blank cards is shown. Each card has a picture on the other side, and each picture card has a twin exactly the same. Click on a card to see its hidden picture, and try to match the twins. You can only turn over two cards at once, so you need to remember where a picture is, while you look for its twin. When you turn over the twins, they both disappear.
Guide the Number Muncher to all the prime numbers.
Prime numbers are numbers that are only divisible by themselves and 1. For example, 3 is a prime number, but 4 isn't (because 4 is divisible by 2). You can think of prime numbers as very small families: they only ever have two people in them! Only themselves and 1. You can't fit any other numbers into them with nothing left over. 5 is one of these lonely numbers (only 5 × 1 = 5), but you can see that 6 has 2 and 3 in its family as well (6 × 1 = 6, 2 × 3 = 6). So 6 is not a prime number. Use the arrow keys to navigate around the board and to avoid the Troggles. Press the spacebar to eat a number.
Find your way out of the maze (Move is relative)
Use the keyboard arrows to move Tux up to the door. In this maze, the move is relative (first person). Use the up arrow to go forward. The other arrow let you turn Tux in another direction.
Drag and Drop the items to organize the story
Pick from the pictures on the left and put them on the red dots
Launch Tuxpaint
Use Tuxpaint to draw. When Tuxpaint is finished this board will end.
Free drawing and animation tool.
Select a drawing tool on the left, and a color down the bottom. Then click and drag in the white area to create a new shape. Once you've completed a drawing, you can take a snapshot of it with the 'camera' button. This creates a new image with the same content, a copy of your image. You can then edit it by moving objects a little bit or adding/deleting objects. When you create several drawings and then click on the 'film' button, you will see all your images in a continuous slide-show (an infinite loop pattern). You can also change the viewing speed in this mode. In viewing mode, click on the 'drawing' button to return to drawing mode. You can then edit each image in your animation, by using the image selector in the bottom-left corner of the screen. You can also save and reload your animations with the 'floppy disk' and 'folder' buttons.
Reproduce the tower on the right side
Drag and Drop the top pieces only from one peg to another, to reproduce the tower on the right in the empty space on the left.
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which subtract the same, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding a subtraction, or the answer to it.
A subtraction looks like this: 3 - 1 = 2
The numbers on one side of the equals sign (=) have to be the same as the number on the other side. So 3 (1, 2, 3) less 1 (1) makes 2. Count aloud when you work this out, and count on your fingers, because the more ways you do something, the better you remember it. You can also use blocks, or buttons, or anything you can count. If you have lots of brothers and sisters, you can count them! Or the kids in your class at school. Sing counting songs. Count lots of things, for practice, and you'll be very good at adding-up!
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of a subtraction. You need to find the two parts of the subraction, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole sum. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper sum. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the subtracts, you've won the game! :)
Click on Tux the violinist and listen to find the matching sounds
A set of violinist Tux is shown. Each Tux has an associated sound, and each sound has a twin exactly the same. Click on a Tux to see its hidden sound, and try to match the twins. You can only activate two Tux at once, so you need to remember where a sound is, while you listen to its twin. When you turn over the twins, they both disappear.
Click on the matching color
Click on the correct colored object.
Drag and Drop the items to make them match
In the main board area, a set of objects is displayed. In the vertical box (at the left of the main board) another set of objects is shown, each object in the group on the left matching exactly one object in the main board area. This game challenges you to find the logical link between these objects. How do they fit together? Drag each object to the correct red space in the main area.
Click on the correct color
Click on the correct colored box.
Find your way out of the maze
Use the keyboard arrows to move Tux up to the door.
A creative board where you can draw freely
Select a drawing tool on the left, and a color down the bottom, then click and drag in the white area to create a new shape. To save time, you can click with the middle mouse button to delete an object.
Tux has come back from a long fishing party on his boat. Bring the water system back up so he can take a shower.
Click on different active elements : sun, cloud, water pump station, and water cleanup station, in order to reactivate the entire water system. When the system is back up and Tux is in the shower, push the shower button for him.
Drag and Drop the regions to redraw the whole country
Play the audio memory game against Tux
A set of violinist Tux is shown. Each Tux has an associated sound, and each sound has a twin exactly the same. Click on a Tux to see its hidden sound, and try to match the twins. You can only activate two Tux at once, so you need to remember where a sound is, while you listen to its twin. When you turn over the twins, they both disappear.
Complete a list of symbols
Find the next symbol in a list.
Count the number of dots on dice before they reach the ground
With the keyboard, type the number of dots you see on the falling dice.
Copy the mirror image of an object from the box on the right into the box on the left.
First, select the proper tool from the toolbar. Then drag the mouse to create objects. When you are done, click on the OK button. A little red cross will show you where something isn't right yet. The order of objects (above/under) is not important but be careful not to end up with unwanted objects under others.
Guide the Number Muncher to all the factors of the number at the top of the screen.
The factors of a number are all the numbers that divide that number evenly. For example, the factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6. 4 is not a factor of 6 because 6 cannot be divided into 4 equal pieces. If one number is a multiple of a second number, then the second number is a factor of the first number. You can think of multiples as families, and factors are the people in those families. So 1, 2, 3 and 6 all fit into the 6 family, but 4 belongs to another family. Use the arrow keys to navigate around the board and to avoid the Troggles. Press the spacebar to eat a number.
Press the two shift keys at the same time, to make the ball go in a straight line.
Press the two shift keys at the same time, to make the ball go in a straight line.
Drag and Drop the items to redraw the whole map
Move the helicopter to catch the clouds in the correct order
Catch the numbers in increasing order, using the up, down, right and left arrows on the keyboard to move the helicopter.
Drag and Drop each item onto its name
Drag each image from the (vertical) box on the left to its (corresponding) name on the right. Click the OK button to check your answer.
Turn the cards over to find a matching operation, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
The objective is to form a given shape with seven pieces
Select the tangram to form. Move a piece by dragging it. Right-click on it to create a symmetrical item. Select an item and drag around it to show the rotation you want. Once you've shown what shape you want, the computer will create it. If you need help, click on the shape button, and the border of the shape will be drawn.
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which subtract the same, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding a subtraction, or the answer to it.
A subtraction looks like this: 3 - 1 = 2
The numbers on one side of the equals sign (=) have to be the same as the number on the other side. So 3 (1, 2, 3) less 1 (1) makes 2. Count aloud when you work this out, and count on your fingers, because the more ways you do something, the better you remember it. You can also use blocks, or buttons, or anything you can count. If you have lots of brothers and sisters, you can count them! Or the kids in your class at school. Sing counting songs. Count lots of things, for practice, and you'll be very good at adding-up!
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of a subtraction. You need to find the two parts of the subraction, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole sum. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper sum. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the subtracts, you've won the game! :)
Play chess against the computer in a learning mode
Have a memory competition with Tux.
You can see a set of cards that all look the same. Each card has a picture on the other side, and each picture has a twin somewhere in the set. You can only turn over two cards at once, so you need to remember where the pictures are until you can find the twin. When you turn over twins, they disappear! You take turns with Tux, and to win the game, you have to find more pairs of twins than he does.
Drag and Drop the shapes on their respective targets
Complete the puzzle by dragging each piece from the set of pieces on the left, to the matching space in the puzzle.
A memory game based on trains
A train - a locomotive and carriage(s) - is displayed at the top of the main area for a few seconds. Rebuild it at the top of the screen by selecting the appropriate carriages and locomotive. Deselect an item by clicking on it again. Check your construction by clicking on the hand at the bottom.
Create and simulate an electric schema
Drag electrical components from the selector and drop them in the working area. Create wires by clicking on a connection spot, dragging the mouse to the next connection spot, and letting go. You can also move components by dragging them. You can delete wires by clicking on them. To delete a component, select the deletion tool on top of the component selector. You can click on the switch to open and close it. You can change the rheostat value by dragging its wiper. In order to simulate what happens when a bulb is blown, you can blown it by right-clicking on it. The simulation is updated in real time by any user action.
Answer some algebra questions
An addition problem with two numbers is displayed. At the right of the equals sign, give the answer, the sum. Use the left and right arrows to modify your answer and press the Enter key to check if you've got it right. If not, just try again.
Remove the red car from the parking lot through the gate on the right
Each car can only move either horizontally or vertically. You must make some room in order to let the red car move through the gate on the right.
Read a vertical list of words and work out if a given word is in it
A word is shown at the top right of the board. A list of words will appear and disappear on the left. Does the given word belong to the list?
Drive the crane and copy the model
Move the items in the bottom left frame to copy their position in the top right model. Below the crane itself, you will find four arrows that let you move items. To select the item to move, just click on it.
Click on the right color
Listen to the color and click on the matching duck.
Drag and Drop the items to rebuild the original paintings
Drag the image parts from the box on the left to create a painting on the main board.
Practice reading by finding the word matching an image
Click on the word corresponding to the printed image.
Play the end of the chess game against the computer
Tux is in trouble, and needs to take his boat through a lock. Help Tux and find out how a canal lock works.
You are in charge of the canal lock. Open the gates and the locks in the right order, so Tux can travel through the gates in both directions.
Move each item to make an increasing series: from the smallest to the largest
Click on any item that has a free block beside it, and it will be swapped with the empty block.
Turn the cards over to find a matching operation, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
Turn the cards over to find a matching operation, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
Reproduce the given tower
Drag and Drop one top piece at a time, from one peg to another, to reproduce the tower on the right in the empty space on the left.
Count the number of dots on dice before they reach the ground
With the keyboard, type the number of dots you see on the falling dice.
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which add up the same, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an adding-up sum, or the answer to the sum.
An adding-up sum looks like this: 2 + 2 = 4
The numbers on one side of the equals sign (=) have to be the same as the number on the other side. So 2 (1, 2) and 2 more (3, 4) makes 4. Count aloud when you work this out, and count on your fingers, because the more ways you do something, the better you remember it. You can also use blocks, or buttons, or anything you can count. If you have lots of brothers and sisters, you can count them! Or the kids in your class at school. Sing counting songs. Count lots of things, for practice, and you'll be very good at adding-up!
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an adding-up sum (also called an addition sum). You need to find the two parts of the sum, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole sum. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper sum. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the sums, you've won the game! :)
Read and play with the story
Arrange four coins in a row
Click the position in the line where you want to drop a piece. You can also use the arrow keys to move the piece left or right, and the down or space key to drop a piece.
Click the mouse to erase the area and discover the background
Click the mouse on rectangles until all the blocks disappear.
Repeat a melody
Listen to the sound sequence played, and repeat it by clicking on the elements. You can listen again by clicking on the repeat button.
Guide the Number Muncher to all the multiples of the number at the top of the screen.
The multiples of a number are all the numbers that are equal to the original number times another number. For example, 24, 36, 48 and 60 are all multiples of 12. 25 is not a multiple of 12 because there isn't any number that can be multiplied by 12 to get 25. If one number is a factor of a second number, then the second number is a multiple of the first number. Again, you can think of multiples as families, and factors are the people who belong to those families. The factor 5, has parents 10, grandparents 15, great-grandparents 20, great-great-grandparents 25, and every extra step of 5 is another great- in front! But the number 5 does not belong in the 8 or 23 families. You can't fit any number of 5s into 8 or 23 with nothing left over. So '8 isn't a multiple of 5, nor is 23. Only 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 ... are multiples (or families or steps) of 5. Use the arrow keys to navigate around the board and to avoid the Troggles. Press the spacebar to eat a number.
Work out the right combination of numbers and operations to match the given value
At the top of the board area, choose the numbers and arithmetic operators that give the specified result. You can deselect a number or operator by clicking on it again.
Pilot a submarine using air tanks and dive rudders
Click on different active elements : engine, rudders and air tanks, in order to navigate to the required depth. There is a close gate on the right. Catch the jewel to open it, then pass through it to reach the next level.
Learn how to tell the time
Set the clock to the time given, in the time-units shown (hours:minutes or hours:minutes:seconds). Click on the different arrows, and move the mouse, to make the numbers go up or down.
Don’t use the last ball
Place balls in the holes. You win if the computer has to place the last ball. If you want Tux to begin, just click on him.
Help Tux the parachutist land safely
Hit any key or click on the plane to make Tux jump. Hit another key or click on Tux to open the parachute.
Turn the cards over to find a matching operation, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
Give good instructions to your ship in order to be first in the race.
In the text entry, enter one command per line, to control your boat. Commands supported are displayed between the two entry areas. The 'left' and 'right' commands must be followed by an angle in degrees. The angle value is also called a 'parameter' to the left or right command. By default 45 degrees is used. The 'forward' command accepts a distance parameter. By default 1 is used.
For example:
- left 90: Make a perpendicular left turn
- forward 10: Go forward for 10 units (as displayed on the ruler).
The goal is to reach the right of the screen (the red line). When done, you can try to improve your program and start a new race with the same weather conditions by using the retry button. You can click and drag your mouse anywhere on the map to get a measurement in distance and angle. Going to the next level will give you more complex weather conditions.
Chess training. Catch the computer’s pawns.
Drag and Drop masses to balance the scales
To balance the scales, move the masses on the left or the right side. The masses can be arranged in any order.
Read a list of words and work out if a given word is in it
A word is shown at the top right of the board. A list of words will appear and disappear on the left. Does the given word belong to the list?
Hit the target and count your points
Check the wind speed and direction, and then click on the target to launch a dart. When you all your darts are thrown, a window appears asking you to count your score. Enter the score with the keyboard then press the Enter key or the OK button.
Answer some algebra questions
A subtraction problem with two numbers is displayed. At the right of the equals sign, give the answer, the difference. Use the left and right arrows to modify your answer and press the Enter key to check if you've got it right. If not, just try again.
Left-Click with the mouse on all the swimming fish before they leave the fishtank
Use the left mouse button to click on the moving fish.
Practice money usage including cents
Click on the coins or paper money at the bottom of the screen to pay. If you want to remove a coin or note, click on it on the upper screen area.
Type the falling words before they reach the ground
Type the complete word as it falls, before it reachs the ground
Fill in the missing letter
An object is displayed in the main area, and an incomplete word is printed under the picture. Select the missing letter to complete the word.
Turn the cards over to find a matching operation, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
Guide the Number Muncher to the expressions that equal the number at the top of the screen.
Use the arrow keys to navigate around the board and to avoid the Troggles. Press the spacebar to eat a number.
Help Tux escape the cave. Tux hides a number for you to find.
Read the instructions that give you the range of the number to find. Enter a number in the top right blue entry box. Tux will tell you if your number is higher or lower. Then enter another number. The distance between Tux and the escape area on the right represents how far you are from the correct number. If Tux is over or under the escape area, it means your number is over or under the correct number.
Draw the picture by following numbers
Draw the picture by clicking on each numbers in the right order.
This chat activity only works on the local network
This chat activity will only work with other GCompris users on your local network, not on the Internet. To use it, just type in your message and hit Enter. Your message is then broadcast on the local network, and any GCompris program running the chat activity on that local network will receive and display your message.
Tux has hidden several items. Find them again in the correct order
Click on the items until you find what you think is the correct answer. Then, click on the OK button in the control bar. In the lower levels, Tux gives you an indication if you found a hiding place by marking the item with a black box. You can use the right mouse button to flip the colors in the opposite order.
Guide the Number Muncher to the all the expressions that do not equal the number at the top of the screen.
Use the arrow keys to navigate around the board and to avoid the Troggles. Press the spacebar to eat a number.
Play the Oware strategy game against Tux
At the beginning of the game four seeds are placed in each house. Players take turns moving the seeds. In each turn, a player chooses one of the six houses under his or her control. The player removes all seeds from this house, and distributes them, dropping one in each house counter-clockwise from the original house, in a process called sowing. Seeds are not distributed into the end scoring houses, nor into the house drawn from. That is, the starting house is left empty; if it contained 12 seeds, it is skipped, and the twelfth seed is placed in the next house. After a turn, if the last seed was placed into an opponent's house and brought its total to two or three, all the seeds in that house are captured and placed in the player's scoring house (or set aside if the board has no scoring houses). If the previous-to-last seed also brought the total seeds in an opponent's house to two or three, these are captured as well, and so on. However, if a move would capture all an opponent's seeds, the capture is forfeited, and the seeds are instead left on the board, since this would prevent the opponent from continuing the game. The proscription against capturing all an opponent's seeds is related to a more general idea, that one ought to make a move that allows the opponent to continue playing. If an opponent's houses are all empty, the current player must make a move that gives the opponent seeds. If no such move is possible, the current player captures all seeds in his/her own territory, ending the game. (Source Wikipedia
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which multiply the same, until all the cards are gone.
You can see some cards, but you can't see what's on the other side of them. Each card is hiding an operation, or the answer to it.
In this game, these cards are hiding the two parts of an operation. You need to find the two parts of the operation, and bring them together again. Click on a card to see what number it's hiding, then try to find the other card that goes with it, to make a whole operation. You can only turn over two cards in one go, so you need to remember where the numbers are hiding, then you can match them when you find their other half. You're doing the job of the equals sign, and the numbers need you to put them together and make a proper equality. When you do that, both those cards disappear! When you've made them all disappear, found all the operations, you've won the game! :)
Find your way out of the invisible maze
Use the keyboard arrows to move Tux up to the door. Use the spacebar to switch between invisible and visible modes. Visible mode just gives you an indication of your position, like a map. You cannot move Tux in visible mode.
Turn the cards over to find two numbers which add or subtract the same, until all the cards are gone.
