Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids

Post by min2bro » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 5:55 AM UTC

dskhatri wrote: post #16

Nice work. I like the simple, unobtrusive and ad-free interface. I have kids who could use this although you face lots of competition for their very limited allotted active screen time [1]. The 6 yo gets 45 mins a week on the computer, usually opting for PBSkids, Kodable or Scratch. The 3 yo gets 15 mins usually opting for guided digital canvas painting as she learns to use a mouse. There are a few good no-screen puz…

Post by min2bro » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 6:01 AM UTC

ComplexSystems wrote: post #30

That "odd one out" game is broken - it just generated 21, 14, 35, 49 and told me the right answer was "14" because it's the only number not divisible by 7. Also the prime number game generated a set of all composite numbers.

Post by min2bro » Thu, Aug 07, 2025, 4:59 AM UTC

dskhatri wrote: post #35

min2bro wrote: post #32

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Yes, I am working on a Activity book for kids based on similar kind of games which I would be publishing sometime later this year. I've published a Math Brain Teaser book back in April and yes I can see the sales going up but not significant though. I'm still learning the art of marketing. Would love to know if you've any tips for me since you being an established author Math Brain Teaser: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B…

I'm a debut author and not established by any means. I do have marketing experience and can provide the following suggestions: + Put all apps and books under one umbrella brand. Your book doesn't have a unique name associated with it. Little Math Genius or Little Math Whiz, for example. + Setup an umbrella website (littlemathwhiz dot com) and blog + Start aggregating a user mailing list where you can provide gentle u…