All 14 games
The gamesai Arcade
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–6 players5–15 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Games and toys · ages 0 to grown-up
Games that teach how AI really works.
For every age, from the first toys to grown-up. Every game is $1 online, and yours to keep.
The $1 Promise
Every game we sell online is $1, and it's yours to keep: a file that works offline, on a computer, iPhone or iPad. New editions are new purchases; old ones never stop working.
- $1 a game. Sets are $1 a game too: all fourteen Arcade games are $14.
- Yours to keep. A download you own, like games used to be. No account, no subscription, no ads.
- Kids and Grove 18+. One switch makes every Arcade game harder, for grown-ups and anyone ready.
The gamesai Arcade
Fourteen new games. Each one teaches one idea about how AI really works.
About the Arcade →
Arcade game
Nudge
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10–15 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Window
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Static
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Bag
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Splitter
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Router
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Lantern
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players8 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Heat
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Echo
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Thumbs
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players5–15 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Chain
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Shrink
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
Map of Meaning
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–2 players10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Arcade game
The Stumper
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1 players5–10 minDownload and iPhone/iPad app
Not on the shelf yet
Shop by age
One ladder, six rungs. The first two are screen-free toys; the Arcade starts at Sprout.
- Seedages 0–2Screen-free toys, played with a grown-up.1 coming →
- Seedlingages 2–5Screen-free toys: guess, sort, count and take turns.1 coming →
- Sproutages 5–8Count tokens, take turns, meet AI helpers.20 games →
- Saplingages 8–12Build helpers, earn tokens back, check their work.24 games →
- Branchages 12–17Long chats cost more. Write orders your agents must follow.23 games →
- Groveages 18+The grown-up game: real tokens, real agents, real rankings.19 games →
The Ladder games
Token Trail and Xerty Board: print and play kits, and both games on one screen.
All games →
Print & Play
Token Trail
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
2–4 players15–60 min2 PDFs to print
Not on the shelf yet
Print & Play
Xerty Board
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
2 players2 PDFs to print
Not on the shelf yet
Print & Play
The Ladder Set
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
2–4 players15–60 min3 PDFs to print
Not on the shelf yet
Screen Edition
The Ladder
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
1–4 players15–60 minHTML file download
Not on the shelf yet
Tested by playing
Before a rule reached the shelf, computer players played it until the games ended fairly and on time, and better play won.
How we test →- Arcade games tested
- 14 × 2
- Stumper questions checked
- 25,280
- Played through the screen
- 208
Every game in Kids and Grove rules, thousands of computer games each.
One right answer, four different choices and a why, at every level.
Full games tapped through on iPhone, iPad and desktop sizes with no errors.
Boxed Edition
Map of Meaning
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–6 players10–15 minBoxed game
Boxed Edition
The Stumper
- Sprout 5–8
- Sapling 8–12
- Branch 12–17
- Grove 18+
1–8 players10–15 minBoxed game
Toys, ages 0–5
Seed and Seedling toys
- Seed 0–2
- Seedling 2–5
1 child + a grown-up playersScreen-free toys
