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Game Academy

Classic arcade and strategy with kid-friendly pacing. Builds planning, reflexes and a little healthy competition.

6 games · in the order we'd teach them

How to play, for
Tic Tac Toe on a television Tic Tac Toe on a phone
❌

Tic Tac Toe

Ages 3–13 3 min Easy

Classic Tic Tac Toe vs the computer. Place your X to make a row, column, or diagonal of three.

Builds

  • ❌ Strategy
  • 🧠 Look ahead
  • 🎯 Pattern building
  • 🤖 Vs computer

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. D-pad to a cell
  2. Press OK to place X
  3. Block the computer
  4. Make 3 in a row
  5. Three in a row wins the round
  1. Tap an empty square
  2. Block the computer
  3. Make 3 in a row
  4. Three in a row wins the round
Did you know? Tic-Tac-Toe was played in ancient Egypt over 3000 years ago.
× Tic Tac Toe full screenshot
Tic Tac Toe — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Tic Tac Toe full phone screenshot
Tic Tac Toe — actual gameplay on a phone
Snake on a television Snake on a phone
🐍

Snake

Ages 3–13 3 min Medium

Steer the growing snake to apples. Keep going as long as you can — the longer the snake gets, the more each apple is worth. Golden apples are worth even more!

Builds

  • 🐍 Reflex + planning
  • 🧠 Spatial awareness
  • 🎯 Sustained focus
  • ⚡ Quick reactions

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. D-pad to steer
  2. Eat each apple
  3. Snake grows longer
  4. Avoid walls + tail
  5. Win all 3 stars and the walls go up — one bump ends the run!
  1. Tap the arrows or swipe to steer
  2. Eat each apple
  3. Snake grows longer
  4. Avoid walls + tail
  5. Win all 3 stars and the walls go up — one bump ends the run!
Did you know? Snake first appeared on Nokia phones in 1997.
× Snake full screenshot
Snake — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Snake full phone screenshot
Snake — actual gameplay on a phone
Brick Breaker on a television Brick Breaker on a phone
🧱

Brick Breaker

Ages 3–13 3 min Medium

Bounce the ball off your paddle to smash every brick on the screen.

Builds

  • 🧱 Aim + timing
  • ⚡ Hand-eye coord
  • 🎯 Trajectory sense
  • 🧠 Quick math

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. D-pad to move paddle
  2. Keep ball in play
  3. Aim at the bricks
  4. Break every one
  5. Clear the whole wall of bricks
  1. Drag to move the paddle
  2. Keep ball in play
  3. Aim at the bricks
  4. Break every one
  5. Clear the whole wall of bricks
Did you know? Brick Breaker was inspired by Atari's 1976 Breakout.
× Brick Breaker full screenshot
Brick Breaker — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Brick Breaker full phone screenshot
Brick Breaker — actual gameplay on a phone
Block Stack on a television Block Stack on a phone
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Block Stack

Ages 3–13 4 min Hard

Rotate and drop the falling blocks to make full rows. Keep going as long as you can — clearing two or three rows at once fills the jar much faster!

Builds

  • 🟦 Spatial reasoning
  • ⚡ Fast decisions
  • 🧠 Pattern packing
  • 🎯 Precision drops

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. Left / right to move
  2. OK to rotate
  3. Down to drop faster
  4. A full row clears and scores
  1. Swipe left or right to move the block
  2. A tap spins it
  3. Swipe down to drop faster
  4. A full row clears and scores
Did you know? Falling-block puzzles were invented back in 1984.
× Block Stack full screenshot
Block Stack — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Block Stack full phone screenshot
Block Stack — actual gameplay on a phone
Dino Dash on a television Dino Dash on a phone
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Dino Dash

Ages 3–13 2 min Medium

Your dino runs on its own and the ground speeds up. Jump over the rocks and duck under the birds — see how far you can run!

Builds

  • ⚡ Quick reactions
  • ⏱️ Timing
  • 🎯 Focus under speed
  • 🦖 Never-give-up spirit

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. The dino runs by itself
  2. Press OK or Up to jump over rocks
  3. Hold Down to duck under birds
  4. A bump costs a heart — you have a few
  5. Win all 3 stars and the spare hearts go — the next bump ends the run!
  1. The dino runs by itself
  2. Tap to jump over rocks
  3. Swipe down and hold to duck under birds
  4. A bump costs a heart — you have a few
  5. Win all 3 stars and the spare hearts go — the next bump ends the run!
Did you know? It's an “endless runner” — the track never stops, so it's you vs. your best distance.
× Dino Dash full screenshot
Dino Dash — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Dino Dash full phone screenshot
Dino Dash — actual gameplay on a phone
Connect Four on a television Connect Four on a phone
🔴

Connect Four

Ages 3–13 5 min Medium

Drop your coins down the columns. First to line up four — across, down or on a slant — wins. Play a friend on the sofa, or take on the computer.

Builds

  • 🔴 Plan ahead
  • 🛡️ Spot and block
  • 🧠 Think in lines
  • 🤝 Play together

How to play · TV remote· touch

  1. Pick two players or the computer
  2. ◀ ▶ to choose a column
  3. OK drops your coin to the bottom
  4. Line up four in any direction
  5. Block them before they get four!
  1. Pick two players or the computer
  2. Tap a column to drop your coin
  3. Line up four in any direction
  4. Block them before they get four!
Did you know? A slanted four counts just as much as a straight one.
× Connect Four full screenshot
Connect Four — actual gameplay on Android TV
× Connect Four full phone screenshot
Connect Four — actual gameplay on a phone
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