Plaiku

Ages 8 to 9

Times tables game in a castle

A times tables game for ages 8 and 9 in a castle. The game reads a sum aloud, such as "What is 6 times 7?", and your child taps the answer among a few balloons. It starts with the 2, 5 and 10 times tables, then 3, 4 and 6, and ends with 6 to 9.

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What it teaches

  • The 2, 5 and 10 times tables
  • The 3, 4 and 6 times tables
  • The hard ones, 6 to 9

How to play

  1. Hear a question

    The game reads the question aloud and shows it on a card. A tap on the card says it again.

  2. Tap an answer

    A few answers float up as balloons, and the hero leaps to the one tapped: a right one pops and moves the hero a step on.

  3. Win the race

    A friendly rival moves only on a miss, never on a clock. Reach the goal first in three races, each a little harder.

Good to know

  • Free, no sign-up, on a phone, a tablet or a computer.
  • Every question is read aloud, for children who cannot read yet too.
  • Answers are worked out by code, never guessed: a right answer always counts as right.
  • No clock and no game over: a miss shows the right answer, and a lost race starts again a little easier.

Make it your own

Ask in your own words for a hero from your child's drawing, another world, harder questions, or something new entirely.

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Questions parents ask

Why are the answers so close?

The wrong answers are the usual mistakes, such as a neighbouring table's answer or adding instead of multiplying, so it takes really knowing it.

Are the games really free?

Yes. They are free to play, with no sign-up. Making your own version is free every day too, and a grown-up can buy more building power for more.

My child cannot read yet. Will this work?

Yes. Every question is read aloud, and a tap on the question card says it again. The answers are big numbers or letters.

Who checks that the answers are right?

The game's code works out every answer from the question itself, and a bot plays every game to the end before it is shown. A right answer always counts as right.

What happens on a wrong answer?

The answer tapped floats away, the right one lights up, and the friendly rival hops a step. A race the rival wins starts again with the rival further back.

How do I share it with other parents?

Every page has a WhatsApp share button. The link opens the game's page, and from there it plays in one tap.

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