Game Over Gopher

The Bureau logged Game Over Gopher into the recovered-software registry after retrieval from the late Flash period. Records credit Math Snacks, Media Productions, New Mexico State University as the responsible party. It runs in your browser exactly as it once ran in a computer lab you were probably not supposed to be playing games in.

Assessment: suitable for waiting rooms of all kinds. Known side effects include mild nostalgia. Circulation records show steady public interest in this file.

Original label: Play in English Juega en Español Hungry space gophers are after the prized carrot. Defend the carrot by placing units on a coordinate grid. Game Over Gopher is Common Core-compliant and addresses topics such as plotting coordinate pairs, differentiating negative coordinates from positive coordinates, and identifying the four quadrants. A finalist in the 2012 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge and gold winner in the 2013 International Serious Play Awards. Game Over Gopher Overview To establish a source of rubies (the game currency) players must correctly place ruby drills on the grid at the coordinates indicated. The Carrot Launcher is one of the first tools players can buy to feed the invading gophers. (Feeding them keeps them from eating the prize carrot). As the player drags the Carrot L

Curator’s note: the Bureau does not certify fairness, only availability.

Filed under: Strategy, Defense