Strategically place your tiles, so when flipped, the card matches as many animals as possible without letting the puffins and penguins touch! The trick is knowing, without seeing, that the cards have the same image on the reverse side, so your brain gets a work-out visualizing where the animals will be when the card turns over. Poles Apart challenges players to visualize flips and reflections, building spatial reasoning skills through fun geometric play. Keep the animals happy and the puffins and penguins Poles Apart!
Evaluation comments:
“This game is entertaining and educational.”
“I like that this came teaches strategic planning—players need to analyze the situation and make quick decisions—supporting critical thinking skills.”
“The game also teaches persistence and mastery by encouraging the players to learn from each game and improve their skills over time.”
“This also enhances spatial reasoning as the players must look at the entire playing area and visualize what the card looks like when it is turned over to its final position, so they can match the most animals as possible.”
“I like that we learned some geometry—the basics of rigid motions (isometry)- “a geometric reflection in which a transformation does not change the size or shape of a figure.””
“I like how unique this game is. It is the first game I have encountered that makes learning geometry feel fun. I wish I had this when I was struggling in math class.”
“I would get this for a family for game night or for a teacher of 2 nd grade and up.”