Jonathan Keefer

Game Curator

Jon wearing Miata slippers

Favorite Coolmath Games: Clicker Heroes, Block the Pig, Tube Master

Jon is a strategy game fanatic - his favorite games are open-ended puzzles with strategic, complex systems and creative solutions. He loves that games allow anyone to share in unique experiences, like designing a subway system in Mini Metro: London or building a civilization in Pre-Civilization Bronze Age. He has been helping discover and design games that make you think for Coolmath since 2014.

In his free time, Jon enjoys biking, playing board games, card games, Nintendo, Xbox and PC games. In past lives he has helped design board games and card games, including the Chaotic Trading Card Game and the Twilight movie (yes, that Twilight) board game series.

Jon is a graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business and is deeply passionate about using games as a way to help people think, learn, and grow. His accomplishments in the web gaming space have given him opportunities to share his insights as a speaker and panelist at industry events such as GDC, Gamescom and Pocket Gamer Connects.

Games Reviewed By Jonathan Keefer

Factory Balls

September 5, 2011

FLASHBACK: This classic Flash game is playable again! Use special contraptions and different colors of paint to match each wacky design.

Jolls

August 31, 2011

From the creator of the popular Civiballs! Your goal is to help all the Jolls escape! Drop the big Jolls to help the little Jolls of the same color move to the exit.

Shrink It

August 27, 2011

A very cool geometry escape game! Your goal is to help the blue octagon escape into the white area. To do this, you can make objects larger and smaller.

Color World Gameplay

Color World

August 24, 2011

Shoot fuzzy cannon balls to turn the boxes into the color that matches the little guy inside each box. It just doesn't get anymore fun than that!

IQ Ball

August 21, 2011

How high is your critter IQ? See how few moves it takes you to get this little IQ Ball critter to his target!

B Cubed Gameplay

B-Cubed

January 1, 1999

Slide the gold cube to the final red square... But, you must pass over every other square on your way! The 16 levels are pretty easy... Then, it gets really hard!

Bricks Breaking Hex

January 1, 1999

Similar game, but with a different shape. Try to avoid ever having to click on just one brick because you'll lose one of your stars.

Compulse

January 1, 1999

Can you figure out the right way to bounce? Arrange the boxes to make the ball escape.

Nonogram

January 1, 1999

I didn't like this one until I gave it a chance. Lots of thinking. Now that I've figured out some tricks, I really like it. I've put my tips below this one to help you.

Boombot

January 1, 1999

Can you help the Boombot escape? You'll have to blow up a bunch of bombs in just the right way to do it. A favorite of anyone who likes to make lots of noise.