Train Pairs
Train Pairs
Investigate the content of the boxes
Load the train with matching pairs
Examine the content of the boxes
Load the train with matching pairs
Game description
In brief
Learning objective
By playing Train Pairs, players can practice both upper and lower case letters, colours, and numbers from 0 to 99. The game also challenges the players’ abilities to sort different pieces of information and keep an overview of the situation at hand.
Game objective
The objective of the game is to find enough pairs in the boxes arriving on boats to fill up the empty train and make it depart. For that purpose, the players need to examine the content of the boxes by placing them in one of the corner zones. They will then have to remember the content and sort the boxes in order to put boxes with matching content next to each other on the train which is the only thing that will make the train leave the station.
Attributes
Age 5+
10 Minutes
Language
Math
Collaborative
Detailed description
Gameplay
At the beginning of the game, an empty train with room for a total of 16 boxes, i.e. eight pairs, arrives at the station. At the same time, eight ships arrive, each of them carrying a box. By touching the boxes with their fingers, the players can remove the boxes from the ships and the now empty ship will sail away and make room for more ships.
Checking the content of the boxes
Removing a box from one of the ships does not reveal the content of the box. The players will only be able to see the content when the box is dragged and placed in one of the four corner zones. The players will have to go through the content of every box and sort it in pairs in order to have enough pairs to fill up the train and get it to leave the station.
Loading the train
The players load the train by dragging the boxes onto the eight waggons. Each waggon has room for two boxes. The content of these boxes must match.
The train will not leave the station until each of the waggons of the train is fully loaded and contains boxes with matching numbers, letters, or colours. If the players have solved their task correctly, the train will leave the station, and shortly after, a new empty train will enter the station. Ships with new boxes will also appear, and a new round can begin.
Detailed description
Settings
Numbers
It’s possible to choose which numbers from 0 to 99 (divided into groups of ten) should be used for the numbers game. For example, if the players only want to play with the numbers from 11 to 20, they simply need to press the empty box next to where it says “11-20” to select these numbers for the game. When a checkmark appears in the box, this means that this group of numbers has been selected. Since the numbers from 0 to 10 are automatically pre-selected before the first game, the players just need to press the box next to “0-10” if they do not want these numbers to appear in the game. When the checkmark disappears, this group of numbers has been deselected. The fewer of the number groups selected, the easier the game will be to manage for the players.
Letters
Here, it’s possible to choose between playing with upper case or lower case letters and between playing with handwritten or digital letters.