Zoologic is a straightforward logic game in which players have to fill in tiles on a puzzle board within specific rules, involving animals and their favorite foods. The premise behind the rules comes from our accepted understanding of animals and their favorite foods -- no animal can be next to its favorite food or next to its known "rival" on the tile board. (i.e. The dog can't be next to the cat. The mouse can't be next to the cheese.) There are a limited number of categories, so there is not a lot for the student to remember as far as rules. The challenge comes in filling in a preset board games and reasoning through which animal or food tiles can be placed where. There are 60 puzzle boards across five difficulty levels. The beginning boards are very basic, making them good for very young children and for older children to adjust to the rules. This is a good game for parents or teachers to do together with a young child (5 or 6) to teach them how to think through logic puzzles step-by-step and check their work, with an interesting theme for their age. For students a little older, some of the higher levels will engage them perhaps for 1-2 puzzles at a time, but will likely not sustain interest for longer than that since the game does not offer much variety in theme or rules. For these students, one or two puzzles per sitting might be a good way to exercise logic and 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

• Fine Motor Skills
• Has small parts that may be difficult to manipulate (e.g. battleship pegs)
• Organization
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Visual Motor Speed
• Has small parts that may be difficult to manipulate (e.g. battleship pegs)
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently

Zoologic is a game of deduction and logic in which the player attempts to fill a puzzle grid with dogs, cats, mice, and their respective favorite foods (bones, fish and cheese). But keep in mind, no animal can be placed beside its traditional rival, nor can it be placed beside its favourite food or chaos will reign!

As the player progresses, new obstacles arise in the form of a raging bull and hungry ants, which turn this thought-provoking puzzle into a peace keeping mission, challenging even for adults! The 60 puzzles are divided into five play levels, allowing players as young as 5 years old to enjoy this game, and keep adults who like logic puzzles coming back for more.