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7 sevens

Mindprint Rating

Tags

All Ages iOS App

Skills

Flexible Thinking Self-regulation Working Memory Abstract Reasoning Visual Discrimination Processing Speed Spatial Perception

Mindprint Expert Review

Pros

  • The bright colors and large numbers make identifying groups of numbers easy, even for those with weaker visual skills.
  • Three of the four games can be played without a timer for those who prefer or need more time.

Considerations

  • The game requires use of multiple visual and thinking skills but the overall benefit for any given skill may be limited.
  • Students with weaker motor skills could accidentally drop blocks and get frustrated.
  • Students could feel overloaded with the quantity of numbers that need to be scanned as they progress to higher levels.

Mindprint Expert Review

7 Sevens is an enjoyable game that will have students working on their visual scanning, reasoning and working memory. The goal is to drop colorful, easy-to-read numbers one at a time on the seven columns to form groups of same numbers such as three 3's, five 5's or seven 7's. When the full group is formed, it disappears until the level is passed and the player moves to the next level. Players can choose among one of the four variations of the game and track their high scores or post on game center. Only one game has a timer but all four reward the player for using the fewest number of moves, so students can take their time and think strategically making it a good option even for players with slower processing speed. For this same reason, the game could be a good choice for students with weaker inhibition as they learn to scan and think before dropping the block. Students who need help with fine motor skills could have some frustrations accidentally dropping the block on the wrong column, but fortunately one wrong drop will rarely result in losing the round. Overall, 7 Sevens is a good, fun game which can be helpful in encouraging students to control their impulse to simply drop the block and instead scan and think first.

Fun

Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
  • Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
  • Visually appealing to children in the target age range
  • Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
  • Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
  • Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
  • Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

Easy to Use

Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Has a free or trial version
  • Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
  • Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
  • Student should be able to use independently after first use
  • Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
  • Multiple users can save a profile
  • Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
  • Can play without sound and not distract others
  • Students can save work between sessions
  • Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
  • Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
  • Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
  • Overall - Easy to use

Cognitive Concerns

May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs

  • Fine Motor Skills
    • Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
  • Visual Discrimination
    • Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
    • Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects

Manufacturer Description

7 sevens is better than ever! A simple, yet addicting number matching puzzle game. Drop numbers, break blocks, get huge high scores, and challenge your friends! As long as you can count to seven you'll love 7 sevens!

The idea is to keep your board clear by creating clusters of the correct number of tiles with the same number on the tile to remove them. For example, 4 connected fours will disappear. Gray blocks will also appear and can be cleared by creating adjacent clusters.

We listened to our users and added in a new helper called Lift, which allows you to pull a tile off the top of a column and reposition it on the board -- great for fixing those misplaced tiles! We also added the ability to see the next tile coming and adjusted the end game to eliminate too many consecutive gray blocks from raining down on you.

User reviews:

***** “Easy rules & terribly fun, addictive play!! Great game!!” - Spinnin' Wheeler

***** “I don't do a lot of games on my pad, but I just love this one. I have found it to be quite addictive. Just love it!” - lal1234!

***** “The best game ever!!! Love it, love it, love it.” - gstauros

How to Play:
*Match up the correct number of tiles with the corresponding number on the tile. 2 twos disappear when placed next to one another. 3 threes - boom! 4 fours, 5 fives, 6 sixes, and -- you guessed it -- 7 sevens.
*Each round you complete scores you bonus points, but also drops 7 new tiles on your board.
*Gray blocks get in your way. Make matches to clear them away or use the powerful 1 tile to eliminate them right away. The more you clear, the bigger your score booster will become!
*Save a tile for later and swap it in when you need it using the Swap helper
*Use the powerful Lift helper to reposition a tile from the top of any column
*When your board is full it’s game over. Share your score, challenge your friends, then start again to beat your own high score or go for the number 1 spot on the leaderboard

The great gameplay is complemented by beautiful graphics and a melodic soundtrack. You’ll find yourself losing hours to the complex simplicity of 7 sevens.

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