Description
Fly your rocket around outer space collecting stars, but watch out for black holes and star stealing aliens! Move around the board by reading cards with simple conditions, which allow you to move if the condition is met. Be the first Cosmic Coder to collect all the stars you need to complete your mission and win the game…3…2…1…blast off!
Cosmic Coding is a fun board game designed to introduce children to coding and is compatible with Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum. No prior coding knowledge is required and a full detailed guide is included.
What our testers said
“I like if you get stars, because if you get all the stars you win.” Boy aged 4
“I like that it has aliens that steal your stars.” Boy aged 6
What our experts think
This vibrant game provides a great way to introduce children to coding and programming language. The space theme was very popular with our testers and once the instructions had been explained, they needed little adult help to get going.
We found the game encouraged the children to get quite competitive, which is great for helping their understanding of the feelings associated with winning and losing. This also developed perseverance – our testers had to keep going, in order to collect all the stars! We found that the younger children particularly enjoyed moving the rockets along the planets, counting as they went, which was great for reinforcing their numeracy skills.
Skills developed
– Introduces children to coding
– Encourages turn-taking
– Reinforces counting and sequencing
