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

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.

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.

Arrows

January 1, 1999

The trick to this game is to move all the red arrows from one side to the other while moving the blue arrows in the opposite direction. 

Ball in a Labyrinth

January 1, 1999

There's a lot of quick thinking involved with this one. You have to tip the game field to move the ball around the box to get to the star. You just can't fall through a hole!

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.

Sudoku Gameplay

Sudoku

December 31, 1998

The highly addicting number puzzle. Three difficulty levels to choose from, unlimited boards to solve!

Snorzees

December 31, 1998

Tip the game field to move the Snorzees around. Your goal is to delete group of Snorzees of the same color. Beware of glass and rocks!