Volcanic Panic can be played by a student on their own or in a group. It is easy to start, join or host a game. The system automatically does all of the hard work for teachers and parents. It concurrently manages the game play, recalculates the options for each player and automatically delivers Reading optimised for each student and then reports on Questions completed.

Choose a game complexity

To get started students click on the Volcanic Panic button on the Home Screen and select either the Basic or the Advanced Game.

• The Basic game is suitable for younger students and is quicker to play.
• The Advanced Game is more complex and has more tiles to explore. It features a range of gadgets that students can use to affect the gameplay of others. It takes a little longer to play.

Choose game token

Choose to play alone or with others

Use logic and deduction to play the game

To play Volcanic Panic students must use logic and deduction to race each other to collect the Courage Swords from around the Game Board. To succeed players must develop and constantly re-evaluate their strategy as other players make their moves.

Player Status Indicator

Each Player has a Status Indicator that tracks their status throughout the game.

5 Game-boards keep students engaged

The 5 game-boards create ongoing challenges that continuously engage players. The Advanced Game Boards have more complex game play with multiple pathways, challenge squares and shops.

The Shop

The Advanced Game Boards feature the Gadget Shop.

Questions from the EdAlive Adaptive Learning System

Between each round of game play students must answer a Question as determined by the EdAlive Adaptive Learning System.

For details of the operation of the Adaptive Learning System see the relevant section of this publication.

Finishing Sequence

After the last game round, Volcanic Panic allocates point credits for the winners of a range of criteria. All the points are then tallied and a winner declared.

A Results Summary Screen is then displayed.