How to Play Bunja
- Hold Power to start.
- Listen to the instructions, then choose A, B, or C when prompted.
- At any time, press the i button for further instructions and the main menu.
- Hold Power to turn off the toy.
How it works
Bunja is a smart toy that helps you get smarter! Using Bunja is easy. You simply listen to the choices and press A, B, or C to choose an answer.
After answering some mathematics questions, you are rewarded with an exciting game. In the game, you decide what the character should do - it's up to you what happens next! After completing an adventure in the game, you do some more mathematics questions, then it's back to the game, and so on.
At any time, press the i button for instructions and other options. To turn Bunja off, hold down the Power button until the sound stops.
Different players can use the same toy. Each player picks a different colour and the toy will remember the scores and settings for each one.
Answering maths questions
Bunja helps you get better at mental mathematics. As you answer questions, Bunja learns about you. It will ask you harder or easier questions depending on how well you are doing and where you need some practise. After each set of questions, you get your results, then you are rewarded with the game. At any time, you can press the i button for more detailed reports on how well you are doing. The main menu also allows you to change the type of questions that are asked or how many questions are asked in each set. You can let Bunja pick the questions, or choose a specific topic to work on. For more information, see Bunja Question Settings.
Playing the game
In between your mathematics questions, you will play one adventure. You need to help Sam get through each adventure by choosing what to do. There isn't always a "right" answer - just choose what you think is best! If you choose well, you will move forward in the game and Sam will start a new adventure after your next set of mathematics questions. But if you don't choose well, Sam will be sent back to the start of that Stage to start over. There are 16 Stages, with 5 adventures in each stage. That's 80 adventures in total! Good luck!
User Guide
For more information, download the Bunja User Guide (pdf, 300KB). This guide has been designed to show how Bunja can be used in schools, but contains helpful information for anyone using Bunja.