Monkey Swag

Monkey Swag combines the search for treasure with improving geometry skills in an entertaining way. The game and learning elements are so skilfully interwoven that players don’t even realise how, with each treasure hunt, they are gradually expanding their mathematical knowledge of angles, straight lines and circles. The game skilfully increases the level of difficulty: whilst on the first maps it is still enough to combine two clues, later on in the game players must link the various features of the treasure maps with geometric shapes in order to find the hidden treasures. Simply trying things out at random will no longer get you to the goal. The comic-style characters, centred on the mismatched monkey pair Tessa and Bud, are charming and likeable, and they link the various tasks together in a motivating way. However, the expert jury noted that the gaming experience would have benefited from additional features such as accessible hints and continuous voice-over. The game is aimed at children from the end of primary school onwards and represents a motivating and attractively designed mobile puzzle game for this age group.

The DCP Jury 2018