THIS is an educational game to help children between about four and eight learn how to tell the time. Timestar has an attractive display and includes the reward of a simple maze game for repeated correct answers. This, plus a hi-score table,
helps to keep the children's interest. The program draws a clock face with randomly set hands and, depending on the level of play chosen, asks for the time in different ways: Level 1: Choose from four answers in the form: ten past five, quarter to six. Level 2: Choose from four answers in the form 3.05, 10.20. Level 3: Type in the time in the form 3.05 without any choice of answers. A game consists of 12 clock faces, after which a score and rating based upon level, speed and accuracy is given. Since only the time between the answer being requested and entered counts, the child can study the display as long as he or she wishes before moving on to the next question. This is especially useful when they've given a wrong answer. The maze game reward is optional and is aimed mainly at younger children. Where it has been chosen, six consecutive correct answers during the game lead to it. The player and an opponent controlled by the computer start at opposite sides of a maze in which the paths can only be found by trial and error. You will find that these paths vary at random from one game to the next. The aim is to guide your man across and out of the maze, using the cursor keys or a joystick, as quickly as possible and without getting caught. The time taken in this game does not affect the score gained in Timetester itself. CWTA | 
