Cool Math Games (branded as Coolmath Games) is an online

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that hosts

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s targeted at children and young adults. Cool Math Games is operated by Coolmath LLC and first went online in 1997 with the slogan: "Where logic & thinking meets fun & games.". The site maintains a policy that it will only host games that the operators believe are non-violent and

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al and is partnered with coolmath.com and coolmath4kids.com. In November 2019, ''

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'' listed Cool Math Games as one of its "50 most important websites" since the internet was created. In September 2022, Coolmath Coding was launched to teach kids how to code in

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History

Shutdown hoax

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began spreading in mid-2019 that Cool Math Games was to shut down in 2020 due to the discontinuation of

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. In light of these rumors, a petition was created on Change.org to stop it from shutting down and reached over 100,000 signatures. However, Cool Math Games confirmed that it would not be shutting down and was focusing on getting new HTML5 games and converting old Flash games to HTML5 after

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reached its end-of-life in 2020. The website opted to use emulation technologies like Ruffle to continue using and viewing legacy flash content.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

During the

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, Cool Math Games' popularity has drastically increased, being played by students whilst in

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and self-isolating. Cool Math Games' Alexa ranking went up drastically.

Reception

Coolmath Games has received generally positive reception. ''

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'' called the website's library of content “impressive” in a run-down of the best games on the site.

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