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From 4 to 8 years old

Any child to crack the reading code on their own with by exploring a game world that sparks their curiosity and allows them to teach themselves to read.

Easily learn what numbers are, how they work and what you can do with them. With four innovative activities, learning fluidity and flexibility with numbers has never been easier!

Learn big numbers, long addition and subtraction in DragonBox's newest game! Players do 4000 operations to gather, trade and to unlock new worlds.

An intuitive and engaging game that teaches children as young as 5 the process needed to solve basic linear equations.

An epic learning adventure for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Join grandmaster Max on her adventure to solve puzzles and beat bosses, and become a grandmaster yourself!

From 8 & up

Turn the chore of memorizing the times tables into an awesome experience. 20+ wacky and exciting mini games keep kids practicing until they can recite the times tables with ease.

Building on the teachings of Algebra 5+, this app takes it to the next level with more advanced algebra and mathematic topics.

Challenge yourself to save Euclid's Island while learning the properties, definitions and relations of geometric shapes through Euclidian proofs.
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About us

Learn about DragonBox - our philosophy and how we got to where we are today.

Who we are

We are a team of educational experts, dedicated teachers, game developers, designers, cognitive scientists, writers and artists who are passionate about creating innovative and engaging game based learning tools.

Our mission is to create the best learning experiences for children, both at home and at school.

Our learning tools have won several international awards and are today used by over a million parents, teachers and children worldwide.

Our History

Discover the steps that brought us to where we are today.

June 2011

High school math teacher Jean-Baptiste Huynh and game developer and cognitive scientist Patrick Marchal meet for the first time

July 2011

R&D on early prototypes for an algebra game starts.

April 2012

DragonBox is established in Oslo with investments from Opera alumni John Von Tetchner and Rolf Assev.

May 2012

Release of the Algebra game DragonBox (later DragonBox Algebra 5+).

April 2013

Release of DragonBox Algebra 12+, a deeper exploration of algebraic concepts

June 2013

The first Algebra Challenge is launched in partnership with Center for Game Science at the University of Washington in the US.

January 2014

36,110 students solve 7.7 million equations in the Norway Algebra Challenge.

May 2014

Release of DragonBox Elements, a geometry game exploring Euclid’s Elements and geometry proofs

August 2015

DragonBox Algebra and DragonBox Elements enter all classrooms in Uruguay as part of the Ceibal 1:1 Device Project.

November 2015

Release of DragonBox Numbers, a game designed to help kids between 4 and 8 build a strong number sense.

December 2015

Start of the development of DragonBox School - a complete math curriculum for primary school.

August 2016

DragonBox School begins pilot testing in first grade classrooms in Skedsmo County, Norway.

November 2016

Release of DragonBox BIG Numbers, the resource management game starring the Nooms, that teaches long addition and subtraction.

June 2018

Release of Magnus’ Kingdom of Chess, an adventure based game that makes chess fun and easy to learn - developed in collaboration with world champion Magnus Carlsen