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- Software of the Month Club
- December 1996 CD-ROM Program Guide
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- - Windows Children's -
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- Arcadia
- Educational games
- This fun and educational game helps younger children
- with spelling, coordination, logic, memory, strategy
- and general knowledge. Kids must master the games
- to earn the coins for the arcade games. It includes six
- modules.
- * Concentration Match: Match tiles to reveal
- multiple choice questions
- * Plankman: Hangman-style game helps improve
- vocabulary and typing skills
- * Word Search: Find hidden words
- * Arcade games include Falcon Lander, BlockTris
- and Space Hunt
- (Application by G. L. Alston; Requires 256-colors)
-
- Flash Cards Deluxe 1.0
- Beginning math
- Create flash cards with this first-rate math tutor. It's
- perfect for students ages 5 through 9.
- * Time your sessions
- * Choose from multiplication, division, addition and
- subtraction
- * Track your scores and times
- (Application by AndersonWorks)
-
- Flash Cards Deluxe 1.0 for Windows 95
- Beginning math
- Create flash cards with this first-rate math tutor. It's
- perfect for students ages 5 through 9.
- * Time your sessions
- * Choose from multiplication, division, addition and
- subtraction
- * Track your scores and times
- * Save text files of mistakes
- (Application by AndersonWorks; a 16-bit version is
- also included in this Volume)
-
- Ident-A-Child 1.5
- Child safety
- Keep updated records of pertinent data on your
- children. Maintains identification records like
- descriptions, parent contacts and medical data. A
- must program for parents!
- * Easy-to-read print outs
- * Holds information on up to five children with
- photos
- * Includes a Baby Sitter Kit
- * Online information about child abduction and
- safety tips
- (Application by Gary Killops; Requires
- VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection)
-
- Make24 2.2
- Adding Up
- Get four given numbers to equal 24, using arithmetic
- operators, like addition, subtraction, division,
- multiplication and more. A challenging math game
- for kids age 8 and older.
- * Use the Solver if you get stumped
- * Top ten scores
- * Check your answers
- (Application by Nianqing Huang)
-
- Order Out of Chaos
- Which way did it go?
- This is an incredible puzzle game! You are faced with
- a mixed up puzzle -- its pieces are in constant motion.
- Select a piece when it is within one square of its
- correct position. How quickly can you solve each
- puzzle?
- * Choose from ten puzzles
- * Earn bonus points
- * Track your errors
- * Preview puzzle picture
- (Application by Pinnacle Software)
-
- -Feature Program-
- PC Baby 3.0
- Is it a boy or girl?
- Treasure the moments of you children's lives with this
- electronic scrapbook. Record all aspects of their lives,
- including health, birthdays, special events and first
- words.
- * Track pre-birth examinations
- * Records up to 16th birthday
- * Input descriptions
- * Track health facts, including date of shots
- (Application by At Home Software)
-
- Xross Words 2.3
- Educational fun
- This program combines entertainment and education
- with crossword puzzles. Choose from botany, earth,
- people, science, zoology and more.
- * Provides hints (vowels, consonants and letters)
- * Print puzzles with or without solutions
- * Save incomplete puzzles and finish them later
- (Application by Centaurus Software Design)
-
- Z & Z Color 3.1
- Create masterpieces
- This simple painting program teaches colors,
- numbers, and letters, and improves memory.
- Numbers, letters and shapes are used to indicate
- which color should be used in each area. Color one of
- the images or make your own. Great for kids three
- and older.
- * Import images from Windows Paintbrush
- * Scale to Perfect Fit option
- * Prizes awarded
- (Application by Z & Z Software)