Features:

  • Encourage basic math drills through fun game play with Sum Swamp
  • Children develop fluency in early math skills as they play the game
  • Includes gameboard, 4 swamp creature game pieces, 2 number dice, and an operation die
  • Winner of 6 awards
  • Ideal for ages 5+, For 2-4 players
Great game!

Great game!! I was a little skeptical as one of the images of the game board seemed like it would end too quickly but it took us about 40 min to play with four players. There is a section called the Endless Loop in which you must get the exact sum to land on the Exit of the Endless Loop to make it out of there. Covers addition and subtraction up to 12 with dice numbers 0-6 Game pieces are really cute as well. Would recommend for ages 4-8 for educational purposes

A genius builder

I disagree with the person who said a child needed to know how to add and subtract before playing this game. If you use manipulatives (ceareal, etc.), the child can work on the ‘problem’ by moving these around. I bought this for my grandson when he was 3, but they played as a family (brother, 8), and all of them loved it. This is the best money I have ever spent for an educational toy. I have given this as a gift to many 3/4 yr olds, and they have all loved it. My daughter is an elementary principal, so when her son(my grandson) finished, she gave the game to her school’s library. This probably won’t come up as verified, because I have not bought one since last Christmas. I don’t know anything about the new board that people are complaining. You won’t regret buying this game. (My grandson was placed in gifted math in K)

Definitely helped 6 year old!

We bought this game a couple weeks ago for pur 6 year old son. He HATED math! He couldn't add or subtract whatsoever, even using fingers was a challenge for him. Fast forward 2 weeks... We've played this game AT HIS REQUEST (a miracle) about 5-6 times now & he has improved significantly! Tonight he was doing most of the adding and subtracting in his head, no fingers needed! We highly recommend this game!

well-made, adorable, and fun!

A board game that make learning basic addition & subtraction fun! Simple-to-learn game. The set is made up of a sturdy rectangular game board, 4 plastic game figures, and 3 dice (two green 6-sided number dice, and one white operation [ + / - ] die. To play the game, a player will roll the three dice; solve the addition or subraction equation; and the answer to the equation is the number of spaces the player moves. There are a few twists to the game (evens/odds, number spaces, a loop, and shortcut spaces). My 5y/o enjoys this game so much :) And, it gets two thumbs up from me and my husband!

Great preschool math game!

My 4.5 yr old LOVES this game. It surprised us with adding in great math (subtraction and addition) while also helping her learn even / odd numbers. You roll two number die then the 'action' die which tells you to either add or subtract. The resulting answer is how many spaces you move. There are a few special spaces with different instructions and you as the parent need to read the instructions to help the kids through those little areas. Easy! Once they learn they will LOVE it. Easy, fun, fast paced.

Simple game for drilling math facts

My son, who I call SmartyPants, is working on addition and subtraction. I didn't want him to have to do a million worksheets. He'd start hating math! So, I went on Amazon and found this fun game. Sum Swamp is a game for kids who understand how to add and subtract already, but just need to practice and or memorize the math facts. Inside the box is a large colorful game board, 4 game pieces, and three dice. The game pieces are shaped like little swamp creatures: a yellow turtle, a blue snake, a red frog, and a green snail. They are cute, but seem a little cheaply made. They almost seem like pencil toppers, but not the eraser kind. To test this theory, I had SmartyPants try to put one on a pencil. Yep, it fit perfectly. So, I don't know if they were just trying to cut costs by buying pencil toppers, or if it's just a coincidence that they fit a pencil perfectly. It doesn't really matter to me, as long as SmartyPants likes the game, and learns his math facts. There are three dice. Two of the dice are green with white numbers, one through six. The third one is white with plus and minus signs ( + and - ). Therefore, the student will practice addition facts with answers up to 12, and subtraction facts with answers 0 to 5. Subtraction was a little tricky at first. The greater number must come first. Negative numbers are a little too advanced for young children. This was only a problem the first few times we've played it. Now my son knows to put the greater number first. It is possible to roll a zero and not get to move at all. SmartPants is always so sad when that happens. Dispersed through out the board are squares with the words evens and odds. When you land on one of these squares, you roll a numbered die. If the number is even, and you are on an "evens" square (like in the picture), you get to advance that number of spaces. If you roll an odd, you stay where you are. When you land on a numbered square, roll the plus/minus die. If you roll a +, you advance the number of spaces written in the square, if you roll a -, you go back that number of spaces. The last unique aspect of the game is the endless loop. You keep going around and around the loop unless you land on the exit square. This is easier than it seems. The most I've ever gone around the endless loop is four times. Most of the time we get to exit on our second or third time around. Overall, Sum Swamp is a fantastic game. It is fun, and educational at the same time. Here are the pros and cons: Pros: Teaches addition and subtraction and odds and evens, fun, colorful, much more fun than a worksheet. durable. Pretty good price, around 15 dollars. Cons: Are the game pieces pencil toppers? I'm still not sure. The subtraction can get a little confusing if the lesser number is placed before the greater number. Here is a youtube video of my son reviewing this game: http://youtu.be/-YfHQ2cTDuc

Fun math!

Great math game. I've got my 6 and 4y/o girls both into this game. The older one is able to do all of the math in her head now and the little one is getting there. They love it. As it's too easy now for the 6 year-old, I've bought some 10-sided dice and that's giving her a little more work. Granted, the infinite loop can get pretty frustrating, but you can always make your own rules to get out after a couple passes or something like that.

He has some memorized like any number minus itself is zero

We bought this for our newly 4 year old son for Christmas, although it does say 5+, we were expecting that it would be a little difficult to start with. He really enjoys it and caught on immediately. The only part that was a bit confusing for him was the even/odd, however at this time we have just taught him that 1,3,5 are odd and that 2,4,6 are even. We'll talk more about that later. He loves the pictures and figuring out the numbers. I can really see how it is helpful for learning as he has to determine which number is larger, then do the addition or subtraction. He has some memorized like any number minus itself is zero, or 2+2 = 4, etc. What I really like is that it has given him a nice and fun addition to simple math. He loves the little pieces and caught on very quickly to doing the addition and subtraction. The only part of the game that is a little tedious is the endless loop, however you can institute a rule that you only do it so many times.

Good game, my 3 year old enjoys it

Great game, well done. There are 3 dice: 2 with the numbers 1-6 and 1 with + and - signs. You roll all 3 and put the highest number, then the sign, then the lower number. My 3 year old has a blast with this and has gotten a lot better at adding and subtracting (with help). It's also clever how when you land on a space with a number you have to roll the + or - die and you have to go forward or backward by the number on the space accordingly. There are also spaces that say "odd" or "even" and on those you have to roll 1 of the number die and you get to go forward whatever number you got as long as it agrees with the space (roll odd, on odd space, go forward the number you rolled, if you're on an odd space and roll an even number you don't get to move). Very clever and well done. My son HATES the endless loop, though, but it's a great way to make the track longer and it's pretty easy to get out of because of the strategically spaced special spaces (landing on the 5 will get you out no matter if you roll + or - and landing on the 3 will get you out if you roll +).

Worth every penny

I've written over 250 reviews on Amazon and I rarely use the word love because it is overused. But I LOVE this game. I do. There it is. I said it. Why? My son, who is 5, is starting to add in his math curriculum. We've done some subtraction using computer games in Starfall and Splashmath, but not officially yet. But he understands "5 take away 3" statements for example. Well, I give him an abacus to play. The game is entertaining as inevitably someone stays behind, someone enters the "endless loop". The game pieces are truly darling. There's a snake, a frog (and to my son's hilarity) a snail and a turtle - funny because, you know those are slow. The vocabulary is also excellent for little ones: during the game you talk about odd and even numbers. You have three dice: two number dice and an operations die. The game is simple to learn and it is neither too long not too short. It is also not mind numbing like Candy Land. When my son rolled a 6-2 and he automatically said 4, I tell you that I was so happy I almost cried. This game hits that balance between entertaining and educational. It's just great.

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