A fun game for the young (and not-so-young).

Animal Guesses is intended to be educational, as well as fun to play. 'Playing' the game actually involves creating a new game on the fly, perhaps as a challenge for someone else. In a real sense, the user is programming a computer to do something different and unique.

Trick questions are allowed! You can answer 'No' to "Does it fly?" but still be thinking of a bird (ostrich, penguin...)

For best game development, make your questions as general as possible but keep the animals specific. For example, don't just put in a 'BIRD' - it's too easy to guess and does not allow any further expansion of that particular branch of the decision tree. Choose a well-known bird such as a parrot or a woodpecker instead.

If asked for a question to help distinguish a BIRD from a BEE you could say "Does it have feathers?" or "Is it an insect?". Either one would be correct but only birds have feathers, so again the guessing would stop at 'BIRD'.

If you choose the second question, this would allow later additions of other insects (mosquitos, dragonflies...) along that branch. You may need to reset the game a few times until you get the hang of it.

Animal Guesses runs on iPhone and iPod Touch, and with some minor differences in display, computers with Safari 3.2 or later.

This is not a game for 'winning' or achieving 'high scores'. It is for creating, rather than just passively playing. Like all the best things in life you will get out of it, what you put in :)

Some people get this:

I think Animal Guesses is a great thinking game for elementary aged kids. It gets them reading and thinking. There aren't any bells or whistles to this app. No moving pictures or loud music, just a simple game that has kids actually using their brains. I like it...theiphonemom.com

And some don't:

I'm not a fan - at all - of apps that make the user do most of the work to fill them out. Sorry, but for me, yours falls into that category. It asks a very few questions and then basically says I need to tell it what to ask. Others may love it - for me, too much effort - teach it the questions before publishing it as a game is my view...justanotheriphoneblog.com

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