Wizard of Maths turns arithmetic into a JRPG adventure

Wizard of Maths is now out on mobile, and it has chosen the bold path of making arithmetic look like a fantasy quest instead of a school worksheet that smells like panic. The game is a JRPG-inspired adventure built around mental arithmetic, progressive challenges and practical calculation tricks. It is aimed at everyone from children learning basics to adults trying to sharpen number skills, which is a surprisingly broad party for a maths dungeon.

The clever bit is wrapping fluency practice in fantasy structure, because nobody wants to grind multiplication tables unless there is at least a hint of magic involved. Finally, a wizard who attacks with numeracy instead of fireballs.