Maths Mystère: a math escape game in 140 secret rooms
Maths Mystère is a math escape game for Android set in a temple buried under the sand. Each floor of the pyramid is a school year and each room is a chapter. To get out, the player answers 10 riddles, collects letters and spells the secret word that opens the door.
It has 7 floors and 140 rooms, from Grade 6 (6ème) to Grade 12 (Terminale).
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At a glance
- Platform: Android (iPhone version in preparation)
- Structure: 7 floors, 140 rooms
- Levels: Grade 6 (6ème) to Grade 12 (Terminale)
- Riddles per room: 10, with 2 lives
- Needs internet: yes
A math escape game as an end-of-chapter test
Teachers who give printable worksheets know the difficulty: the student can often follow a worked example, but struggles when no help is given. Maths Mystère offers exactly that situation without a red pen. Since there are no hints, a room opens only if the student truly masters the notion.
How a room works
- Choose a floor, which is a school year, and then a room, which is a chapter.
- Answer 10 riddles on that single notion.
- Copy each letter revealed by a correct answer.
- Read the detailed correction after each right answer.
- Type the secret word before losing the 2 available lives.
Seven floors, 140 rooms
Grades 6 to 9
Fractions, signed numbers, proportionality, Pythagoras, Thales, algebraic expressions, equations, volumes and statistics.
Grades 10 to 12
Vectors, quadratic functions, derivatives, sequences, dot product, conditional probability, logarithms, complex numbers, integrals and differential equations.
Each room has its own story, hero, setting, music and sound effects.
Explorer notebook
- Rooms opened floor by floor, with an overall score
- Treasures: touch the jewel of a room, and you will find it later
- A shortcut back to the last room visited
- Search for a room by chapter name
- Progress that follows the Google account across devices
- A notification when new rooms appear
How to use it with worksheets
First, keep a sheet of scratch paper and a pencil ready, as in a real test. After the room, compare the result with the matching test or revise the chapter in the lessons. A teacher can offer one room at the end of each unit; a parent can check in ten minutes that a chapter is solid.
Language and platform
The interface is in French and English, with no ads. The game needs an internet connection to load the rooms. It runs on Android phones and tablets, while an iPhone version is in preparation.
Why it works as a check
A student can pass a multiple-choice quiz by guessing, but not a room: the letters only make sense if most of the 10 answers are right, and the player has just 2 lives. Therefore, a student who loses a game learns precisely which chapter needs another look, which is more useful than a vague feeling of being unsure.
- Play a room right after the printed worksheet to test the chapter
- Replay it three days later to see what stayed in memory
- Use the treasure marks to build a short list of rooms to revisit before a test
Parents of students in Grade 9 (3ème) or Grade 12 (Terminale) can use the upper floors as a last check before the brevet or the baccalauréat, while younger students start on the lower floors and move up as the school year advances. Besides, each room is short enough for one sitting.
Frequently asked questions
What is Maths Mystère?
Maths Mystère is an Android math escape game set inside a pyramid. Each floor matches a school year, each room a chapter, and the player must solve 10 riddles to spell the secret word that opens the door.
How many rooms does it have?
It has 7 floors and 140 rooms, from Grade 6 (6ème) to Grade 12 (Terminale). Topics go from fractions and Pythagoras to derivatives, conditional probability, logarithms, complex numbers and integrals.
Does the game need an internet connection?
Yes, a connection is needed to load the rooms. Progress is saved to a Google account, so the explorer notebook, treasures and scores are available on every device the player uses.
Are there hints in the rooms?
No. There are no hints, because the game is meant as a genuine end-of-chapter check. The player has 2 lives, and a detailed correction appears after each correct answer to confirm the reasoning.
