Nile Fields: Rope Stretchers
Rope-fence area & perimeter
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Same rope, different fields! Fence rectangles on the flooded Nile — a rope of 12 makes 3×3 or 2×4. Claim the most land. Every field free. 2 players or solo, offline.
Nile Fields: Rope Stretchers turns the oldest job in geometry into a friendly two-player duel. Every year the Nile flooded and washed the farm boundaries away — so Egypt's royal "rope stretchers" re-measured the fields with a knotted rope. In this game, your child becomes one of them.
Each round, both surveyors get the same knotted rope — that rope is the fence around your plot (its perimeter). The clever part: one rope makes many different fields. A rope of 12 can fence a 1×5, a 2×4, or a 3×3 — same rope, different harvest! Pick your rectangle, stake it on the shared field, and claim the most squares to win.
AREA & PERIMETER KIDS CAN FEEL
• Every turn is a shape choice: same perimeter, different area — the big idea, made playful
• Each card shows the math live: 2 × 4 = 8 squares
• Hints mode stars the biggest field and shows what still fits
A REAL HEAD-TO-HEAD DUEL
• You and your rival share the same rope each round — plan your rectangle to box them out
• Fields fill up, gaps get tight, and a rope that's too big simply folds smaller — no one is stuck
• Most squares claimed wins; the starting surveyor alternates so it's always fair
TWO WAYS TO PLAY
• 2-player pass-and-play on one device — every board is free
• Solo vs a friendly computer on all three boards — Garden, Field and Delta (palm-tree obstacles + a smarter computer), all free
MADE FOR FAMILIES
• Completely free: every field and every mode, with nothing to buy
• Supported by a single banner on the menu and pause screens — never over a field in play
• Advertising is non-personalised and rated for general audiences
• 100% offline gameplay — no Wi-Fi needed to play
• No accounts, no sign-up, no personal information
• Warm, hand-illustrated Ancient-Egypt art
• Plays in 11 languages: English, 中文, हिन्दी, Español, العربية, Français, বাংলা, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, اردو
Great for ages 5–9 (rated 4+), classrooms, and anyone who loves a quick, clever board game. Part of the Math Duel family of kid-friendly, offline learning games.
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Every field is now free.
The Solo Field and Delta boards — bigger fields, palm-tree obstacles and a smarter computer — are unlocked for everyone, and the one-time in-app purchase is gone for good. Nothing in the game sits behind a payment any more.
Nile Fields is now supported by a single banner ad, shown on the menu, the winner screen and the pause panels. It never appears over a field you are playing on. Ads are non-personalised and limited to content rated for general audiences, and you can review or change your choices from "Privacy policy" and "Privacy and cookie settings" on the start screen.
Same rope, different fields — now the whole river is open.
The developer, Phuc Huynh, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Phuc Huynh
- Size
- 15.6 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 Phuc Huynh