Castle Climb

In the spirit of the classic girder-climbing platformer.

Climb the castle by typing ropes and ledges. Mr. Pesar rolls balls of yarn at you — hop them, or sweep them aside with the brush.

How it plays

Ropes of yarn join the castle’s floors; type the character on a rope or a ledge to move there. Green yarn never climbs down a rope, blue always does, and purple can go either way — so read the colour as well as the letter. Every third round is a furnace room with sparks and levers. At the top, on a little tower, someone is waiting to be rescued.

Why it helps you read

Every move is a character, and the yarn keeps you choosing quickly: it is reading under a little pressure, with a clear reason to be accurate.