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Math Practice – Smarter, friendlier, prettier & more efficient: V7.4 is here!

October 14, 2025 by Thomas
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Here it is! The latest version of MathRider, hot off the press! Math facts practice has just become smarter, friendlier, prettier and more efficient than ever before…

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Is It Still Important To Memorize Math Facts When I Can Use a Calculator?

January 17, 2025 by Thomas
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In short, the answer is yes, it is still important to memorize math facts. Calculators are useful tools for performing fast calculations and are widely available.

But you shouldn’t do away with knowing your math facts by heart for a number of critical reasons. Here they are.

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Topics: Importance of Math

Making Math Facts More Fun: Version 7.3 Release Notes

September 15, 2024 by Thomas
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We are super excited to announce MathRider version 7.3, bringing a host of improvements, fixes, and exciting new visuals and effects to enhance your gameplay experience.

We think you will agree that the game play experience is significantly more motivating and fun than ever before.

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MathRider 7.2 is out now – complete AI upgrade

February 18, 2024 by Thomas
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Featuring our completely rewritten AI engine, MathRider 7.2 will help your kids master their math facts faster and more reliably than ever before!

Over the past few months we have been hard at work, completely rewriting the way MathRider measures player performance, detects mastery and what questions it asks during rides. We also implemented a new automatic difficulty adjustment, so we can make mastery less stringent for anyone who is struggling – if needed. Plus, many, many other improvements, animations and bug fixes.

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MathRider 7.01.01 released

September 4, 2023 by Thomas
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We have our first minor point release to version 7 live and available to all current users now.

Initially it was going to be a quick maintenance release, but as we kept working, we ended up finding and fixing FOUR bugs instead of just the one. We also added a number of enhancements and minor improvements to the game. Here is the complete list of everything that has changed from 7.0.32 to 7.01.01:

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Useful Tips For Remembering Multiplication Tables

August 4, 2023 by James Rheine.
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Teachers have been using multiplication tables as a tool for teaching the mathematical operation to children for as long as anyone can remember. However, consistently remembering times tables has remained as elusive ever. Many children continue to find it difficult to memorize their multiplication tables.

Here are some very useful tips that could help them get over that multiplication table hill.

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10 Reasons Why Math Facts Games are Essential for Kids

August 3, 2023 by Thomas
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Mathematics is a fundamental skill that every child needs to master. It’s not just about solving problems in a textbook; it’s about understanding the world around us.

One of the most effective ways to help children grasp these concepts is through math facts games, like MathRider. Here are ten reasons why math facts games are essential for kids.

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MathRider 7.0.32 Released

July 27, 2023 by Thomas
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MathRIder V7.0.32

Today we released a minor update to MathRider V7. This update brings the official version to 7.0.32.

The new version contains two enhancements and some minor fixes and code optimisations.

As always, we are making this release available to all existing paid users of our popular math facts game free of charge.

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Should Kids Master Addition and Subtraction before starting Times Tables?

July 14, 2023 by Thomas
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Mathematics is an important subject that helps children develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

When it comes to learning times tables, a question arises: should kids first understand addition and subtraction? What are the benefits of mastering addition and subtraction before moving on to times tables? Let’s discuss the advantages of building a strong math foundation.

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Shiny & New: MathRider Version 7 is here!

June 1, 2023 by Thomas
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It has taken a lot of work, 27,000 lines of code, and more than a thousand new image files – and now we have a brand new version of our award-winning math facts game: MathRider Version 7!

The new MathRider Version 7 runs natively on both Windows and MacOSX computers. Yes, that’s correct – no more Adobe Air runtime required!

As we have completely rewritten the game from the ground up, a lot has changed. In this blog post I’ll summarize the major changes for you.

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