<s>
ClueFinders	B-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
software	O
series	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
aged	O
8	O
–	O
12	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mystery-solving	O
teenagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
(	O
formerly	O
SoftKey	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
counterpart	O
to	O
their	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
series	O
for	O
older	O
,	O
elementary-aged	O
students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClueFinders	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
title	O
,	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mathra	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
games	O
being	O
released	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
4th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
used	O
their	O
new	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
prototype	O
for	O
Internet	O
Applet	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
supplementary	O
activities	O
from	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
4th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
A.D.A.P.T.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
Reading	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClueFinders	B-Application
held	O
a	O
writing	O
competition	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winning	O
essay	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
adventure	O
for	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
crew	O
,	O
won	O
its	O
writer	O
an	O
iMac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmen	O
Sandiego	O
,	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
were	O
then	O
licensed	O
to	O
the	O
KidsEdge	O
Website	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
among	O
170	O
games	O
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
 '	O
Reading	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
reconfigured	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2004	O
RCN	O
InterACTION	O
service	O
allowed	O
parents	O
to	O
stream	O
over	O
35	O
games	O
in	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Carmen	O
Sandiego	O
,	O
Clifford	O
the	O
Big	O
Red	O
Dog	O
and	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
over	O
a	O
broadband	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compilations	O
including	O
multiple	O
previously	O
released	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
Adventure	O
Pack	O
and	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
Triple	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bundle	O
often	O
include	O
a	O
single	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
title	O
(	O
often	O
"	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
Reading	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
"	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
mostly	O
other	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Workshop	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
After	O
School	O
Clubhouse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
3rd	O
–	O
6th	O
grade	O
titles	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
Harcourt	O
(	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
Riverdeep	O
)	O
is	O
offering	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
brand	O
as	O
a	O
licensing	O
opportunity	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
adventures	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
contemporary	O
world	O
,	O
incorporating	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mathra	I-Application
,	O
a	O
great	O
city	O
was	O
built	O
1000	O
years	O
ago	O
in	O
the	O
Numerian	O
rainforest	O
until	O
a	O
monster	O
named	O
Mathra	O
invaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mr.	O
Limburger	O
(	O
Lindman	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
version	O
)	O
flies	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
in	O
his	O
airplane	O
and	O
briefs	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
going	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
set	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
lost	O
doctor	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
keys	O
to	O
the	O
Lost	O
Numerian	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
4th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pyramid	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
in	O
Egypt	O
with	O
Professor	O
Botch	O
,	O
Alistair	O
Loveless	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
dog	O
,	O
Socrates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
left	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
relics	O
,	O
rescue	O
Professor	O
Botch	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
Loveless	O
and	O
Set	O
from	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
5th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	O
Secret	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
Volcano	O
,	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
with	O
Captain	O
Clark	O
,	O
Leslie	O
's	O
sailor	O
grandfather	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
why	O
so	O
many	O
ships	O
have	O
been	O
disappearing	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
their	O
ship	O
comes	O
into	O
view	O
of	O
a	O
tiny	O
uncharted	O
island	O
,	O
a	O
tsunami	B-Application
promptly	O
forms	O
and	O
hits	O
their	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
6th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Plant	I-Application
People	I-Application
,	O
while	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
frisbee	O
,	O
Joni	O
accidentally	O
tosses	O
the	O
disc	O
over	O
the	O
fence	O
into	O
the	O
overgrown	O
yard	O
of	O
their	O
friendly	O
neighbours	O
,	O
Miss	O
Rose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
Math	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
Ages	O
9	O
–	O
12	O
:	O
Mystery	O
in	O
the	O
Himalayas	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
village	O
high	O
in	O
the	O
Himalayas	O
,	O
twenty-four	O
priceless	O
treasures	O
have	O
been	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
elder	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
calls	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
to	O
help	O
uncover	O
the	O
treasures	O
and	O
the	O
thief	O
's	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
Reading	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Missing	O
Amulet	O
,	O
an	O
asteroid	O
has	O
crashed	O
in	O
the	O
Sierra	O
Mountains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
approach	O
the	O
asteroid	O
,	O
discovering	O
it	O
is	O
significantly	O
cool	O
despite	O
its	O
recent	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joni	O
touches	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
get	O
beamed	O
across	O
space	O
,	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Millenia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
Search	O
and	O
Solve	O
Adventures	O
:	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Amusement	O
Park	O
,	O
one	O
night	O
,	O
when	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
observing	O
a	O
lunar	O
eclipse	O
from	O
their	O
clubhouse	O
,	O
they	O
see	O
an	O
SOS	B-Operating_System
signal	O
coming	O
from	O
an	O
abandoned	O
amusement	O
park	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Incredible	O
Toy	O
Store	O
Adventure	O
,	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
heading	O
on	O
a	O
San	O
Francisco	O
cable	O
car	O
to	O
the	O
recently	O
built	O
toy	O
store	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Owen	O
's	O
red	O
video	B-Application
phone	I-Application
,	O
they	O
contact	O
Leslie	O
and	O
Santiago	O
and	O
inform	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
plight	O
,	O
prompting	O
Leslie	O
and	O
Santiago	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
explore	O
a	O
creepy	O
house	O
on	O
a	O
hill	O
,	O
thinking	O
that	O
Joni	O
's	O
uncle	O
Dr.	O
Horace	O
Pythagoras	O
sent	O
a	O
distress	O
email	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
and	O
needed	O
rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
trap	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
are	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
of	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
 '	O
previous	O
enemies	O
—	O
Fletcher	O
Limburger	O
,	O
Alistair	O
Loveless	O
,	O
Pericles	O
Lear	O
,	O
and	O
Miss	O
Rose	O
—	O
have	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
a	O
mysterious	O
new	O
ally	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
trap	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
except	O
for	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
4th	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
are	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portable	O
red	O
videophone	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
two	O
teams	O
to	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
clicking	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
provides	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
game	O
hints	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
the	O
activities	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
educationally	O
based	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
but	O
more	O
arcade-oriented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
Math	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
up	O
similar	O
to	O
Clue	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
central	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
round	O
is	O
to	O
identify	O
three	O
variables	O
—	O
who	O
stole	O
the	O
treasure	O
,	O
which	O
treasure	O
they	O
took	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
they	O
hid	O
it	O
—	O
based	O
on	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
often	O
described	O
as	O
imitating	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
a	O
Saturday	O
morning	O
cartoon	O
,	O
Scooby-Doo	B-Application
being	O
repeatedly	O
cited	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
was	O
popular	O
with	O
younger	O
audiences	O
,	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
third	O
graders	O
onward	O
for	O
both	O
boys	O
and	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Store	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Two	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
books	O
—	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
Microsneezia	O
and	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Backlot	O
Banshee	O
—	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Ellen	O
Weiss	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Mel	O
Friedman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovery	O
Education	O
wrote	O
that	O
5th	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
"	O
seamlessly	O
combines	O
fun	O
and	O
learning.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SuperKids	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
cartoon	O
quality	O
animation	O
and	O
an	O
alluring	O
storyline	O
"	O
of	O
Math	O
Adventures	O
and	O
the	O
Cluedo-inspired	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
01Net	O
asserted	O
that	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
5th	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
the	O
activities	O
take	O
precedence	O
over	O
the	O
merely	O
incidental	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asbury	O
Park	O
Press	O
noted	O
that	O
Reading	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
like	O
Carmen	B-Application
Sandiego	I-Application
Word	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
,	O
"place[d]	O
reading	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
mysteries.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Mag	O
liked	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Toy	I-Application
Store	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Children	O
's	O
Software	O
Review	O
managing	O
editor	O
Ellen	O
Wolock	O
criticised	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
for	O
focusing	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
resources	O
on	O
repackaging	O
its	O
old	O
software	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
she	O
received	O
the	O
impression	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
just	O
throw[ing]	O
together	O
"	O
entries	O
in	O
its	O
newer	O
ClueFinders	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
recommended	O
the	O
"	O
strong	O
"	O
series	O
to	O
gamers	O
who	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
then-soon-to-be-discontinued	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
:	I-Application
Livin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Large	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
like	O
"	O
about	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
closed	O
captioning	O
of	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
