January 28th, 2010

Fun Educational Games Online

Whenever you wish to relax and have some fun at the computer, you can choose to play a free online flash game. These are usually short and simple games, but they are also very addictive keeping you busy for hours. The graphic is simple, the controls as well and you will easily understand the game play, so you won’t waste time by learning how to play the game. Some of these games are really funny, others are quite dumb and silly, but there are also some serious games, games that require a lot of concentration and a little intelligence too. So today we are going to discuss about some fun educational games online.

Since miniclip.com is one of the most famous sites with free online games, we’ll choose some games from this site, from the “Education” category. Let’s begin with a game that is famous all over the world, and it can be found in most of the newspapers and magazines. As you might figured it out, the game is Sudoku, and Miniclip is offering a free online version of this game. By going at the games options you can choose the type of tiles between numbers of letters. And here in the options you will also see all your game stats (how many games you played, how many have you solved, the fastest time and the average time). There are three difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard.

So if you are a beginner we suggest you to play on the easy level first. The objective of the game is to fill in the puzzle so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9. To add a tile to the grid you must first select the tile you want to place, and then click to place the tile on the grid square you have chosen. You can also add a note to the tile by holding space when clicking to add your selection. This can be used by you to note possible choices for that grid location. This will not effect your game grid at all. You can also use the mouse wheel to cycle through numbers.

Whenever you try to make a move that is not allowed, there will be a red square appearing on the board, showing you where that number is already placed. If you are not happy with the way you placed the numbers, you can reset the board and start all over again. You can also print it, so that you can continue on a piece of paper instead on the computer. It’s the same thing when playing with letters, but instead of the numbers from 1 to 9, you will have the letters from A to I. So if you are a fan of the Sudoku games, you will definitely enjoy this version too. It will keep you busy for quite some time, and it will also stimulate your intelligence. It can be played be anyone, no matter their age. Good luck!

Another fun educational game online is the one called “Alphattack”. In this game you will have to save the planet from the alpha bombs. You will have to kill the enemies by pressing the corresponding letter on the computer keyboard. Press the space bare to drop a panic bomb that will destroy all the enemies on the screen at once. Kill bonus letters to complete the words LIFE or BOMB and get an extra life or an extra panic bomb. Kill the aliens as late as possible to get more points. Don’t let the aliens hit your city. For each block of it that you save you will be awarded a bonus score at the end of the stage.

Also if you destroy all the enemies in a stage you will get 1.000 extra points. Accuracy is important so don’t hit your keyboard randomly as your bonus at the end of the stage will be modified by your accuracy level. During bonus stages enemies can’t damage your city as they will fall into the water. So try to score as many points as you can. You will earn 10.000 extra points at the end of each bonus stage if you killed all the enemies. Also to maximize the score remember that the later you hit an enemy the higher you will score. So try to kill all of them as close to the water surface as possible.

Now here are the type of enemies from the game: the grunts, the rotators, the critters, the zeppelins and the dead saucer. The grunts are the dumbest of all and they are quite easy to get. But beware because they are pretty fast and usually come in big flights. The rotators are revolving as they are falling, so this will make it harder for you to see which letter can kill it. The critters are probably the most dangerous of all and they will munch their way down through your building, so they must be destroyed! The zeppelins will require you to type 3 digits numbers. But they are not so difficult to be destroyed and you can type the digits in any order you want. But remember: depending on the order you will hit each of the 3 digits you will get the corresponding score. The Zeppelins will also drop some sawblades. These are bombs that are rotating while they fall down, trying to confuse you.

The bonus letters will cause no harm to your city. For each bonus letter you will hit, the corresponding letter will be highlighted in yellow at the top of the screen. The Death Saucers are the most difficult to destroy, and they can only be killed by reaching the score displayed in the green LCD screen mounted underneath their head. The Death Saucer will still be alive when the alien wave is over. It will blast your city up with its merciless death ray. It is crucial for you to master your timing skills and kill all the enemies as late as you can so to get the highest score and kill the Death Saucer before the wave ends. After all, this is a really fun game that can be played both by adults to test their typing skills and agility, or by kids to learn how to type on the keyboard.

So these were just 2 fun education games from miniclip.com. But as you can see on the site there are many others that you can play. And if just one site has this many games, imagine how many games you will be able to play on many more sites. So have fun, and if you find some other games that are really fun and nice, please tell us all about them.