Osmo – Detective Agency – Ages 5-12 – Solve Global Mysteries – STEM Toy – For iPad or Fire Tablet (Osmo Base Required)
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OSMO IS MAGIC: Fun-filled & award-winning learning games. Children interact with actual handheld pieces & an iPad or Fire Tablet, bringing a child’s game pieces & actions to life (No WiFi necessary for game play). Osmo Base and iPad/Fire Tablet not included, required for gameplay.
TEACHING: Use a game piece magnifying glass, search for landmarks around the world while also learning trivia facts about geography, culture, and history (Detective Agency).
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Put on your detective hat and get ready to solve the case in this search and find mystery game, Detective Agency from Osmo. Travel to six famous cities (+Osmo Town and The World), inspect hundreds of clues with your magnifying glass, and learn about geography, culture, history, and landmarks around the world! Osmo learning & educational games deliver fun and the development of a wide range of skills. Osmo games bring a child’s creative imagination to life with handheld pieces that interact with an iPad and/or Fire Tablet and an Osmo Base (No WiFi necessary for gameplay). Detective Agency requires an Osmo Base to play and this game does not ship with an Osmo Base. An Osmo Base for iPad or Fire Tablet must be purchased to play Detective Agency. Approved by parents and teachers worldwide, used in over 31, 000 classrooms.
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OSMO IS MAGIC: Fun-filled & award-winning learning games. Children interact with actual handheld pieces & an iPad or Fire Tablet, bringing a child’s game pieces & actions to life (No WiFi necessary for gameplay). Osmo Base and iPad/Fire Tablet not included, required for gameplay.
TEACHING: Use a game piece magnifying glass, search for landmarks around the world while also learning trivia facts about geography, culture, and history (Detective Agency).
SKILLS LEARNED: Critical thinking, geography, history, international landmarks, learn about local cultures, listening, observing & solve mysteries. Osmo sees and reacts to every real-life move. Geared towards children & love of learning.
AGE & CAPABILITY: Ages 5-12+. The game is designed for beginner to expert levels. Osmo enables the continuation of learning. Real-time audio and visual feedback let children learn through experimentation in a stress-free environment.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX: 4 double-sided maps, Map holder, & Magnifying glass & 1 Game App: Detective Agency.
COMPATIBILITY FOR IPAD & FIRE TABLET: Compatible iPads: All iPads except Generation 1, iPad Pro 11-inch, and iPad Pro 12. 9-inch. The minimum iOS version needed is iOS 9. Compatible Fire Tablets: 7th Generation Fire 7, 7th Generation Fire HD 8, 7th Generation Fire HD10, 8th Generation Fire HD 8, 9th Generation Fire 7, 9th Generation Fire HD 10. Currently not compatible with the new Fire HD8 launched May 2020.
9 reviews for Osmo – Detective Agency – Ages 5-12 – Solve Global Mysteries – STEM Toy – For iPad or Fire Tablet (Osmo Base Required)
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Amazon.com Price: $49.98 (as of 08/05/2021 11:01 PST- Details)
Tanger01 –
I shamelessly hogged playing this game
Purchased this for my friend’s son as I am a huge Osmo fan. I started gifting him Osmo products since they’ve hit the market and Pizza Co was so much fun that Detective Agency was a no brainer. The game is so well designed and it sucks you in. I shamelessly hogged the game after gifting it to him and lets just say I have a 4+ multiplier in age than he does. Needless to say it’s a great game for adults to play with kids as it’s one of those items that adults won’t be bored spending their time on with kids.
MarsupilamiFan –
The magic of Osmo! Learning through hands-on play in these globe trotting adventures!
Kids are loving the game! They are learning loads about geography and other cultures while they play. We’re having so many conversations about each city, from the food (açai bowls!) to the landmarks such as the Eiffel tower, Empire State, the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza, the Opera House in Sydney and more! Love how the magnifier glass actually works as a magnifier — can’t wait for many more hours of play and discovery with it!
sp20037 –
Too simple to be interesting
We loved the initial Osmo package, and have purchased a few others, so we were really keen on exploring their new product. Based on the reviews I read, it liked as if this could be interesting to a 9 year old. She was excited to try it, but lost interest 5 minutes into the game.The whole concept is that you’re looking for the particular character or site on the game using the magnifying glass. This was already quite boring as it is super simple and it doesn’t require more than a bit more careful look over the map. We nevertheless continued trying as we hoped the game would evolve into something at least slightly more exciting, but then the quality kicked in as an obvious match did not get recognized and the game got stuck. All told, not worth the money, especially for kids that are in the older part of the producer-recommended age range.
AR –
Great for kids who love geography!
My kids have loved figuring this out. They are 6 & 10 and the app can adapt to both of them. We use ours with a kindle Fire. There are several maps included for real places around the globe and 1 fictional town. But the app includes real photos and historical facts about the places they visit. My oldest really loves geography and could spend hours playing with this. It’s nice to see an educational extension that isn’t just math or reading.
Samiup –
Misleading package with required pieces sold separately
Buyers beware!Osmo – Detective Agency package comes with missing pieces that are required to play. Those pieces are sold separately and cost as much as the package itself.The package should clearly state that it requires EXTRA stuff to be playable so that at least people get a chance to buy them, imagine the kid’s faces when you get them a new game that they can’t play because it is missing pieces.Yes, the physical package, once you receive it, would say that with small prints on the top right, but if you are ordering online, chances are you will not see that and you will have a bad surprise once you open the box…
Crucerescu Doina –
Love
I love all Osmo games , we got all of them , but this one keeps my 6 year old busy longer!
Kari –
Super fun for kids, and I got to play as well.
I ordered Detective Agency to take down to Houston to visit my best friends kids. They hadn’t heard of OSMO before. Thankfully it was easy to upload on the iPad. It an awesome hit with the 6 and 9 yr old and ME! We played at the house, and the kids played it at the restaurant as the adults caught up with friends. Finding the clues was engaging and interactive as a group but just as fun with one player. I appreciated the compact ability to put it in a bag and have handy when we ran around the city. I earned rock star status by being able to answer “yes” to the question… “can we play OSMO again?”
momof2homeschool –
Love it
Well. I’ve been waiting on Osmo to come out with something that kids would really enjoy and had more of an ability to hold their attention.Osmo, this is it! Thank you!Kids enjoy this one so much! I can only say the downfall is if they are on the older end this won’t be a huge challenge, but still fun! Also, I hope they update the app in the future with new mysteries to solve. Overall, this is great!
Angus –
A classic kind of play re-invented – Incredible
We bought this for our daughter along with the Super Studio Disney Princess to add to her Osmo play system. She loves how the characters take you on an adventure solving mysteries and learning about places all over the World. It is so clever how this game combines the fun of Wheres Waldo and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego but does it with Osmo MAGIC and quality – it really is fun and we have enjoyed playing along with her. I am hoping Osmo introduce more to this Osmo Town series. Highly recommend to anyone who has an Osmo system.