Meta-Forms is a single player visual logic game with 80 different puzzles that gradually increase in difficulty. Every puzzle requires placing nine shapes on a 3x3 grid by using up to nine visual clues. For each puzzle, the clues are presented as a series of pictures which indicate where a shape should or should not be placed on the grid and/or relative to other pieces. Players will need to use their visual reasoning, flexible thinking and visual-spatial perception skills to solve the puzzles, along with working memory as they juggle the different possibilities. The 80 puzzles are divided into six levels so players can work through the puzzles as they progress in difficulty. After just a few puzzles, even children and adults with advanced skills will be challenged. Solutions to the puzzles are in the back of the book and can be a helpful reference for interpreting the clues which are not always obvious. If a student does not want help solving the puzzle, an adult can refer to the answer to figure out and explain what the clue must mean. Meta-Forms provides great practice in developing and challenging important critical thinking skills. However, with the exception of some students who are especially interested in logic puzzles, students might find the puzzles too challenging to do for pleasure. Meta-Forms can be a great choice for a classroom challenge or one-on-one to teach and develop logic and abstract reasoning skills.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Adults would enjoy playing with a child
• For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
• Can be fun as a single player game
• Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
• Well-made for the cost
• For electronic games, can play without sound
• For electronic games, allows user to save work
• For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
• 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

• Abstract Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Attention
• Problems or examples are not interesting for the target age range
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Flexible Thinking
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Organization
• Problems or examples are not interesting for the target age range
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Spatial Perception
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Visually distracting with too many pictures, problems or moving objects
• Visual Memory
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Requires remembering and completing a sequence of visual steps

Discover the award-winning puzzle game that has amassed a following of parents, teachers and children around the world for 25 years. Use simple visual clues to place nine geometric shapes into a grid and find the unique solution to each puzzle. Meta-Forms puzzles are divided into 6 color-coded levels of difficulty. The puzzles are easy enough for young children to start playing and acquiring solid reasoning and logic skills. While Meta-Forms is a wonderful educational game for kids, it also provides a challenge for adults.

Meta-Forms received the Best Picks New Products Award from Dr. Toy (USA 2009), the Seal of Excellence from Creative Child Magazine (USA 2010), the Spiele Gut (Germany 2008) and the Triple Star Award from the Canadian Toy Testing Council - CTTC (Canada 2004). About the Brain Builder Series: A FoxMind staple for over 10 years, the Brain Builder Series consists of 6 games (Architecto, Equilibrio, Tangramino, Perspecto-Cliko, Meta-Forms and Smart Cookies) sold in over 15 countries. The series has won numerous awards and is a favorite of children, parents and teachers all over the world!