Fair Scales

Fair Scales is a sunny weighing game for young children. A big brass scale stands on a market counter, and animal friends come up with bags of fruit. Put weights on the other pan until the scale comes to rest level, and the friend takes the bag home. It teaches heavier and lighter, equal, and adding small numbers.

On a phone or tablet, tap a weight to put it on the pan, or drag it there, then tap Weigh. With a mouse, click or drag in the same way. On a computer keyboard, Left and Right choose a weight, Space puts it on or takes it off, and Enter weighs.

Four stalls a run: which is heavier (a big balloon is a surprise), making both sides equal, adding up with the peg holding the beam still, and mystery bags you hunt for by watching which way the scale tips. Three apples are your tries, and everyone gets the same market each day. Calm market has no tries to lose and no closing time, and the beam is always free to tip.