Game Over Gopher: status, maker and key facts on file
Game Over Gopher is a game by New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
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Game Over Gopher is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
Game Over Gopher in brief
Middle school students defend a prized carrot from hungry gophers by placing units at coordinate pairs on a grid, so the placing itself is the practice. The game is part of the Math Snacks set, designed after researchers analyzed test results from more than 400 teachers and 24,000 students to locate where learning breaks down. It won gold in the Education category at the 2013 International Serious Play Awards.
Game Over Gopher is a game by New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab. Game Over Gopher is filed under Math, sector Education. Platform on file: Web browser (English and Spanish). No cost is on file for Game Over Gopher. The maker's page offered Game Over Gopher in November 2026; this was verified by reading the page.
One article on this site names Game Over Gopher: Game Over Gopher from Math Snacks: a coordinate plane game. The award data holds 2 rows with the title Game Over Gopher. More entries are in the games directory.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab |
| Topic | Math |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Web browser (English and Spanish) |
| Cost | Not on file |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | mathsnacks.com |
Recorded awards
| Program | Year | Category | Result | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Serious Play Awards | 2013 | Education | Gold | New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab |
| SGS&C | 2012 | Finalist | Finalist | New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab |