More than final answers
Move the on-screen soroban, use a physical abacus, identify displayed numbers, review formula plans, and keep running totals.
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Bead City: A Free Abacus Level 1 Game
Build a living city through forty construction stages while practising number reading, small friends, big friends, combination formulas, multi-row sums, and introductory mental arithmetic.
Every district is available without an account. Progress is saved on this device.
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🚋0–99number range
5 districtscurriculum areas
40 stagescity places to build
3–5 rowsmulti-row practice
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What is Bead City?
A city-building game with a real Level 1 learning path.
Every short stage mixes accurate abacus practice with a visible construction reward. Children choose what appears on each plot, so the city becomes theirs instead of resetting after every worksheet.
Choice without curriculum chaos
All five districts are available immediately, but each district sequences eight stages from approachable practice to confident review.
Level 1 coverage
What children practise in each district.
Level names differ between abacus programs, so Bead City describes its arithmetic precisely instead of promising certification or affiliation.
| District | Concepts | What is new beyond Starfriend |
|---|---|---|
| ⚓Number Harbor | Read and make 0–99, ones and tens, clearing and direct representation. | Explicit number reading and place-value tasks. |
| 🛍️Small-Friend Market | Complete complements of 5: addition and subtraction with 1, 2, 3 and 4. | The missing +1 and −1 cases plus systematic review. |
| 🚋Ten-Town Transit | Complements of 10: addition and subtraction with every number from 1 through 9. | Starfriend's missing 1–5 big-friend cases. |
| 🏗️Combination Works | Combination formulas: systematic +6 through +9 and −6 through −9 practice. | Dedicated double-complement construction stages. |
| 🎆Festival Tower | Three-, four- and five-row sums with mixed signs and introductory number flashes. | Longer running totals and mental-image preparation. |
For comparison, the official Indian Abacus Starters syllabus includes one- and two-digit addition and subtraction over three to five rows. See the official Level 1 syllabus. Indian Abacus is a trademark of its respective owner; Cute Amor is not affiliated with it.
Five places to learn
Every technique changes the map.
A completed four-task stage earns a real city plot. Children choose between two buildings and can replay later to redesign it.
Number Harbor
Load the correct numbers and open the docks.
Small-Friend Market
Fill shop orders using complements of five.
Ten-Town Transit
Carry and borrow to keep the trams moving.
Combination Works
Link two formulas to repair the workshops.
Festival Tower
Hold longer totals and light the final skyline.
Is Bead City right for my child?
It is designed for children learning Level 1 concepts and for Level 2 students who want a more substantial warm-up than Starfriend's five-question trails.
Start building free →Newer learnerStart at Number Harbor and use every formula plan.
Current Level 1 learnerChoose the district matching this week's lesson.
Level 2 learnerJump to Combination Works or Festival Tower for review.
Ready for Level 2?
Bead Beast Bistro takes the next step: three-digit numbers, two- and three-digit three-row sums, and one-digit signed mental flashes—all while feeding silly monsters.
Explore Bead Beast Bistro →