Tri-Spy is a great, fast-paced pattern matching game that encourages concentration and spatial recognition skills. A simple 4x4 grid is setup with eight pawns in four different colors. Twelve pattern cards are placed around the board, each with a specific configuration for three of the eight pawns. At the same time, all players attempt to match a card configuration with the pawns on the board by moving a single pawn from one space to another. When a player discovers a move, he/she yells "Stop," performs the move, demonstrates which card was solved, and keeps the card. When the full deck of 60 cards has been used, the player with the most cards wins. This game does an excellent job of promoting spatial recognition when played with somewhat equally skilled players. Adults should avoid coupling children with dissimilar skills, as younger children or those with weaker visual or processing speed could easily be discouraged. For children who love a challenge and are good at spatial games, this game can be a great choice.

• 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

• Anxiety
• Multi-player activity with a clear 'winner' and 'loser'
• A player's success depends on speed
• Processing Speed
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• A player's success depends on speed
• Visual Discrimination
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers
• Visual Motor Speed
• A player's success depends on speed
• Working Memory
• Requires scanning in multiple places for words, objects or numbers

Tri-Spy is a frantically fast-paced game challenging players to think, look and react quickly while attempting to spot and match patterns. Tri-Spy is the ultimate visual spatial challenge that promotes concentration, pattern recognition and problem solving! With only one simple rule to follow, Tri-Spy is truly one of those few games that take a minute to learn and a lifetime to master! Move one (and only one) of the eight wooden tokens to any open space on the board to recreate a pattern on one of the 12 cards laying face up in the pile. If a pattern is matched, that player keeps the card!