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We’re thrilled to announce Nth Cart, our latest coding game all about the CSS selectors :nth-child() and :nth-last-child(). Haul frontendium minerals from deep in the mines. Use :nth-child() together with mathematical expressions to unload only the mine carts holding your precious cargo. Combine multiple selectors to match even more complex patterns. Learning to use :nth-child()…

Selector Showdown is a new game from Codepip for learning all about CSS selector specificity. In the game, two CSS selectors are pitted against each other in a showdown. It’s up to you to judge which one has greater specificity. Get it right and you rank up to the next level. Get it wrong and…

We’ve shared some advice with freeCodeCamp for how to effectively include coding games in your learning. Make a game plan, be a critic, press play now, and more. Check out the article on freeCodeCamp.

Sourcery, the latest game from Codepip, is now live! You are apprentice to the Sourceress, who will train you on the ins and outs of Emmet. A popular plugin for code editors like Visual Studio Code, Atom, and Sublime Text, Emmet grants you superpowers when it comes to writing HTML. Using its CSS-like syntax, you’ll…

With the group plans, Codepip offers a number of special features to help teachers and other facilitators manage a large group of users. For instance, teachers gain access to solutions guides, and can add users in a number of ways: Invite students using their email address Share a URL or group code for students to…

By popular request, we’ve added a new untimed mode to Cascade, the frenzied and fast-paced CSS puzzle game. This gives everyone a chance to slow down and study each level, do some research, and figure out the solutions. The new untimed mode is called Beginner, with the timed modes renamed to Intermediate and Expert. Once…

We’ve added solution guides with answer keys and explanations to select games. These are aimed at teachers, mentors, parents, and other educators to help them facilitate their classes and workshops. Besides viewing solution guides directly from our site, they can be printed out in a printer-friendly format for offline use. So far, solution guides have…

Remember that old party game, Operation, in which you tried to carefully remove a plastic butterfly from the belly of a cardboard patient without setting off the buzzer? Well, this game just got an upgrade from Codepip. Now students, as young as 10 years of age, can learn and practice CSS, a text-based language for…

We’re excited to officially announce the launch of Codepip, a platform for coding games that help you learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. If you’ve played Flexbox Froggy or Grid Garden before, you have a good idea of what Codepip is all about. Today, we want to share the full details of what’s in store, including…