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

Knight Switch

December 31, 1998

A classic logic game. You have four knights on a small board and just have to switch the position of the two colors. Can you do it in as few moves as possible?

Whack a Difference

December 31, 1998

This is like those "Whack a Mole" games, but you whack the thing that's different. Just like hitting your TV screen while watching Sesame Street!

Building Blocks

December 31, 1998

This one isn't quite as easy as it looks. You just have to put the puzzle pieces together... But, sometimes, they don't end up fitting the way you think they should.

State the State

December 31, 1998

Do you know all your U.S. states by their shape and location? Try this game to find out!

Math Search

December 31, 1998

In this game, you're given an arithmetic problem to solve... Once you find the answer, you have to find it on the grid of numbers - like in a word search game.

Civiballs 2

December 31, 1998

A sequel to the popular Civiballs game! Cut the chains to get the colored balls into their matching buckets... You're going to need to do some planning!

Gem Twist

December 31, 1998

This is a twist on the classic gem swap game. You think that's where the name came from? You rotate squares of four gems to make your matches. Pretty cool.

Walls Logic

December 31, 1998

I just didn't get this game at all at first -- until I figured out how to do it. Now, I LOVE it. I'll teach you how to do it and, then, you can see how fast you can win.

Coin Weighting

December 31, 1998

In this classic logic game, you have a bunch of coins. One of them is fake. To find out which one, you need to do some weighing and your use brain.

Sudoku Gameplay

Sudoku

December 31, 1998

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