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

Bloons Pop 3

January 1, 1999

This is like a gem swap game where you need to form rows of three of the same color, but with other cool things that happen when you line this up just right.

Bounce Ball Gameplay

Bouncing Balls

January 1, 1999

A fun bounce ball game where you need to make clumps of three of the same color... Before they all get too low.

Civiballs: Christmas Edition

January 1, 1999

A Christmas edition of one of our most popular games! Cut the chains to help Santa put the colored balls into the gift boxes that are the same color.

Orb 2

January 1, 1999

This is a sequel to Orb and it's a more polished version than the first. Man, some of these levels are HARD -- and I'm proud to say that I've beat them all. Can you?

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.

Gravity Grid

January 1, 1999

I love this one! LOTS of thinking and planning ahead involved. You have to tip the game area around to get blocks of the same color together so they'll disappear.