Coding has become almost a buzzword these days and it seems like everyone is learning it or wants their kids to learn it. There are even coding games for preschoolers! However, most coding requires a computer and screen time, which many parents want to limit for their kids. Luckily, there are some screen-free games to help teach coding, including Code Master by Thinkfun.

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Code Master is a single-player logic game (puzzle?) in which using a map and a guide scroll, players use an avatar to collect crystals. The map indicates how many of each action token a player can use, where their avatar can start and finish, where to place crystals, and which conditional tokens can be used.

This game feels like it would work better as a computer game, honestly, but I love that it’s not. However, when using it with a child, I think it would work better if a parent were to operate the avatar, much like how they operate the turtles in Robot Turtles. Otherwise, I think it would be too easy for a child to not realize when they have made a mistake in their code.

Solutions to each level are in the back of the instruction manual, however, as with other single-player logic games, there may be more than one way to arrive at a solution. There are 60 levels in this game, so players can advance through each one, building their skills as they go.