A is for Android

Back in November, our family came into the current age of smart phones.   I resisted for a while, but now I’m thankful for all the things that my phone does.  The hubby and I both have android phones and can buy apps from the android store and from Amazon.  I love buying from Amazon because I can use the Amazon gift cards I get from Swagbucks.  The Amazon App Store also has a ‘free app of the day’ which has introduced me to some great apps!

One of the things both Bug and I like about my phone are the games.  We don’t play a lot, but it’s nice to have a little entertainment with me at all times. I’ve tried quite a few games over the past couple months, but the ones I choose to keep and play over and over again have one thing in common.  They encourage critical thinking skills.  These games are equally fun and challenging for both Bug and myself.

Space Physics

In Space Physics, you use your drawings to move a ball through space to get to the stars.  It seems simple at first, but it quickly gets complicated as the ball falls through space and you must catch it and hurl it through space using vehicles or gears.  With 80 levels, this one will keep you or your children entertained for quite a while!
 
I have yet to get through all 80 levels.  They got quite challenging and I can tell my thinking & physics skills are not up to the challenge.  Bug enjoys to play with the lower levels, and he his imagination and persistence has gotten him through some of the tougher ones!


Where's My Water?

Where’s My Water is another one with a simple concept.  Get the water through the dirt and sewers to Swampy the Alligator.  Use your finger to dig through the dirt so the water falls into the pipes.  Run the water through the rubber duckies to get extra points.  But watch out for the slime, poison and moss.  They’ll cause your problems and make Swampy sick!   New levels are always being added to Where’s My Water.  At this time, there are 120 levels with a whole new story being added “Cranky’s Story”. 

I’ve made my way through all the levels, but I have some ducks to collect still.  I love the new levels they add in with heat to turn the water to steam and ice to turn it back to water.  And the balloons were quite fun too.   Bug is working his way through the levels and sometimes thinks of better ways to do than I do!  He’s got kid imagination!

Triple Town

Triple Town is our newest find.  Build a medieval town from the ground up ~ using triples.  Three bunches of grass make a bush and three bush make a tree.  Three trees will turn into a cottage and so on.  Build your way up to a castle and beyond.  But watch out for the bears! They get in the way of your building.  Once you fill up your board, the game is done, so try and make as many combinations as you can. 

I play it a lot and thankfully it is limiting ~ you have a limited number of moves and then you must let the moves build back up (or buy more with your hard won gold).  Every game is new and different, so it never gets boring.  I’ve gotten up to a floating castle and I’m on the hunt for another one!  Bug really enjoys this one too and I know the strategy needed helps his thinking skills!