30 free levels
PlayTime · Puzzle Gardens
Seashell Rows
Shells against starfish: make a row on the sand before the tide of moves runs out.
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Levels
- 60 in 3 tracks
- Free
- 30 levels
- Session
- 2–8 minutes
What it is
A sunny beach game. Place your pink shells on the sand while the other side places orange starfish. Three in a row wins on the little tide pool; on bigger beaches you need four or five, and sandcastles get in the way. Play Pip, Bramble, Olly and Sage (who never makes a mistake on the little board, so a draw is a great result), solve fork puzzles, or play a friend.
What children learn
For fun: blocking, making forks (two threats at once) and seeing why perfect play ends in a draw. PlayTime games keep stars but are not counted as learning evidence.
What it teaches
- Turn-based strategy
How to play
Tap an empty square of sand to place a shell. Keyboard: arrow keys move around the beach, Enter or Space places. Easy levels mark the open squares and let you take a move back.
Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard
Accessibility
- Read-aloud on request
- Fully playable with a keyboard
- Calm mode with reduced motion
- No timers or time pressure
- Never relies on color alone
- Quiet mode turns off sound effects
Level maps
Tracks and levels
Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.
Matches with Olly and Friends
Pip, Bramble, Olly and Sage on tide pools, coves and bays.
Pre-K–8
20 levels · 10 free
Matches with Olly and Friends
Pip, Bramble, Olly and Sage on tide pools, coves and bays. · Pre-K–8
- 1 Tide Pool with Pip ☆☆☆
- 2 Morning Tide Pool with Pip ☆☆☆
- 3 Rock Pool with Pip ☆☆☆
- 4 Castle Pool with Pip ☆☆☆
- 5 Starfish Pool with Bramble ☆☆☆
- 6 Crab Rock Pool with Bramble ☆☆☆
- 7 Sandy Cove with Bramble ☆☆☆
- 8 Corner Castles with Bramble ☆☆☆
- 9 Moonlit Tide Pool with Olly ☆☆☆
- 10 Windy Cove with Olly ☆☆☆
- 11 Castle Cove with Olly Plan level
- 12 Driftwood Beach with Olly Plan level
- 13 Castle Beach with Olly Plan level
- 14 Lighthouse Bay with Olly Plan level
- 15 Starlit Tide Pool with Sage Plan level
- 16 Long Beach with Sage Plan level
- 17 Four Castles with Sage Plan level
- 18 Big Bay with Sage Plan level
- 19 Castle Bay with Sage Plan level
- 20 Grand Bay with Sage Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Shell Puzzles
Winning shells and forks in one, two and three moves.
K–8
20 levels · 10 free
Shell Puzzles
Winning shells and forks in one, two and three moves. · K–8
- 1 Winning Shell 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Winning Shell 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Winning Shell 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Winning Shell 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Winning Shell 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Fork in the Sand 6 ☆☆☆
- 7 Fork in the Sand 7 ☆☆☆
- 8 Fork in the Sand 8 ☆☆☆
- 9 Fork in the Sand 9 ☆☆☆
- 10 Fork in the Sand 10 ☆☆☆
- 11 Fork in the Sand 11 Plan level
- 12 Fork in the Sand 12 Plan level
- 13 Fork in the Sand 13 Plan level
- 14 Fork in the Sand 14 Plan level
- 15 Fork in the Sand 15 Plan level
- 16 Three-Move Plan 16 Plan level
- 17 Three-Move Plan 17 Plan level
- 18 Three-Move Plan 18 Plan level
- 19 Three-Move Plan 19 Plan level
- 20 Three-Move Plan 20 Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Two Players, One Screen
Twenty beaches to play with a friend. Stars go to Player 1.
Pre-K–8
20 levels · 10 free
Two Players, One Screen
Twenty beaches to play with a friend. Stars go to Player 1. · Pre-K–8
- 1 Tide Pool ☆☆☆
- 2 Tide Pool, Player 2 starts ☆☆☆
- 3 Rock Pool: three in a row ☆☆☆
- 4 Rock Pool: four in a row ☆☆☆
- 5 Castle Pool: three in a row ☆☆☆
- 6 Sandy Cove: four in a row ☆☆☆
- 7 Castle Cove: three in a row ☆☆☆
- 8 Sandy Cove, Player 2 starts ☆☆☆
- 9 Long Beach: four in a row ☆☆☆
- 10 Castle Beach: four in a row ☆☆☆
- 11 Long Beach: five in a row Plan level
- 12 Big Bay: four in a row Plan level
- 13 Big Bay: five in a row Plan level
- 14 Corner Castles Plan level
- 15 Castle in the Middle Plan level
- 16 Wide Shore: five in a row Plan level
- 17 Four Castles Plan level
- 18 Island in the Middle Plan level
- 19 Great Beach: five in a row Plan level
- 20 Lighthouse Beach, Player 2 starts Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
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