GeoTrax Online Games at the Fisher Price Site

Choose GeoTrax Engine Builder or Memory Match

I'm not sure how long ago Fisher Price decided to put a couple of GeoTrax games online, but they're still there as of this writing. There is a GeoTrax Engine Builder game and a GeoTrax Memory Match game.

Engine Builder

The Engine Builder game is really an online jigsaw puzzle rather than a (board) game. You can choose from three levels of difficulty. The Easy level is recommended for children aged 3-5 years. Medium is for 4-7 year olds, and Hard for 5-9.

You pick one of six engines - Aero, Woohoo, Goggles, Bull, Steamer, or Ironface - and then select the difficulty level. (Until I discovered this game, I thought Goggles was the engineer and Bunsen was the train engine. I was wrong.)

As far as I can tell, there is no difference between working on an Easy puzzle and a Medium one. Both have the same number of pieces each of which is outlined for you in the destination area. What makes a Hard level puzzle different is that the pieces are not outlined; the number of pieces remains the same.

Memory Match

The Memory Match game is a "concentration" style game with three distinct levels - again, Easy, Medium, and Hard. Each level is timed, so you can see how you improve over several plays.

The Easy level presents you with just two pairs of "face down" tiles. In each game (at every level), you click one tile to reveal a train. Then you click another tile to see if it matches your first one. If it does, the tiles disappear. When you have revealed all the matches, you get to see your time spent.

The Medium level gives you eight tiles, and the Hard level gives you twelve. The Hard level of the Memory Match game is the most difficult of all of these games.

If you think your child would enjoy these fairly simply online challenges, give them a try. They're harmless and - who knows? - may not be available forever.