Beequation
How to play Beequation
Every Beequation puzzle is a small honeycomb of numbers. Exactly one of the numbers is made from two of the others. Find it and tap it.
Adding puzzles
In most puzzles, the number you're looking for is the sum of two others. In this honeycomb, 7 + 5 = 12, so 12 is the one to tap.
Times-table puzzles
In times-table puzzles (Times Garden in Beequation Kids, Times in Beequation Pro), the number is the product of two others. Here, 4 × 6 = 24.
Tips for spotting it fast
Start with the big numbers. In an adding puzzle the answer is usually one of the larger numbers, because it's made by adding two others.
Use odd and even. An odd total needs one odd and one even number. Two odd numbers, or two even numbers, always make an even total.
Look at the last digit. If the candidate ends in 2, look for two numbers whose last digits add to 2 or 12, such as 7 and 5.
For times tables, think factors. Ask which numbers divide the candidate exactly. 24 could be 4 × 6, 3 × 8 or 2 × 12.
Rule numbers out. The smallest number can almost never be a sum of two others, so you can usually skip it.
The Big Hive
The Big Hive is a puzzle made of puzzles. You solve four small combs, and their four answers become a final comb that you solve last.
Levels
Beequation Kids (ages 5 to 12) has six worlds and 35 levels: Adding Meadow, Times Garden, Fraction Forest, Tens Town (tens and hundreds), Decimal Dunes (tenths and hundredths) and Big Hive. Indie the bee gives a hint when your child is stuck, and stars count hints and slips gently, with no clock.
Beequation Pro (teens and adults) has 64 levels from Egg to Hive Mind across adding, times, negatives, fractions, decimals and mixed puzzles, plus Trio, where one number is the sum of three others, a new Daily Pro puzzle every day, and a 60-second blitz. Hard mode gives you one tap per puzzle.