Dinosaur Chess: Learn to Play! Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 55 reviews. Read all reviews for Dinosaur Chess: Learn to Play for iPhone.
Dinosaur Chess: Learn to Play is paid iOS app published by Universis Technology Ltd
Board Jitter During Lessons
aesdr
I downloaded this app, from both the mac store and itunes for the ipad. The itunes version of the app for the ipad the board jitters when asked to identify the chess pieces. Thank You
Great tutorial, but crashes too much
Antonio Thornton
Absolutely wonderful app for learning chess...even as an adult. They teach in little bitty snippets to make it so easy to learn. Would give this a 5 star if it didn't crash so much. It never crashed during the learning lessons, but it started crashing when I took the playing lessons, where I compete against the computer. Just when it seemed like I was about to close in for checkmate, it would crash :-( total bummer.
Excellent product
YetAnotherSeeker
For three bucks, this is an excellent teaching tool. Really cool and simple games-approach to learning the basic moves in the lessons section. There are multiple levels in the play level starting with very simple board positions. Best way to use these is to have an adult sit with 5 to 8 yr olds. Well worth the money. My 5 yr old sat with me for over an hour focused on this one activity - a first! And seems to have really got the hang of the Knight moves which have been understandably difficult without this tool.
Great!
Mister Rasputin
My 4.5 year old has been wanting to learn chess and it has been a bit frustrating to teach him. We got this app and He LOVES it! It makes it very fun to learn and complete the learning games before he can actually play the game. I know he will be playing in. No time thanks to dinosaur chess. Well done.
Great except...
David1112
We love this app, as does our 5-year old, but we have one complaint: the game allows kids to ask for hints, and to take moves back, both of which have become crutches for our child. It should be possible for parents to turn those features off.
Great Intro to Chess Tutorial for Kids!
msull96
On the PC, I found 2 great chess training programs for kids: Dinosaur Chess and Fritz&Chesster. The criteria was 1) It had to be a training program 2) It had to be appropriate for 4-8 yr olds 3) It had to give kids the basics (how piece move) As of 2011, only Dinosaur Chess has been ported to the iPad. Dinosaur Chess will teach how all the pieces move, castle, check, checkmate, and stalemate. As a chess coach, I know how to do this one on one. With my daughter, I found she accepted correction by the computer easier than the correction by dad. The computer patiently corrects the child whether it be 1 or a 100 times, and the only way to get to the next level is to get the answer correct (especially important for those children that love a good test of wills). In addition, the computer makes it fun, and if you want your child to play, that's an extremely important component to learning. In addition to teaching the rules, it has 6 different levels of play, starting with one side having 4 pawns and a King against 8 pawns and a King and working up to a full board. By reducing the pieces on the board (initially), it works a child towards checkmate, which is VERY important when teaching a child the game. Overall a great chess tutorial for kids.
Good for 6 yr old & 4 yr old
TedGraham
Very well done! One possible improvement would be for the knight lessons to discuss forking to take pieces.