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SecretBuilders

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SecretBuilders is a safe online virtual community. You get to make an avatar and change it any time you want, and that avatar walks around in the virtual world so you can go on Quests, talk with other players, and play tons of games.

This video made by a SecretBuilders (and Jonas Bros) fan shows some of things you can do.

Look out for these things while you watch the video:

Customization:

• Pick out your avatar's facial features, hair, skin tone, and clothes! You can change this stuff whenver you want.
• Decorate your own home. Add furniture of your choice and paint the walls!
• Buy a pet from the pet store and take it with you while you explore. Take care of your pet so it stays healthy!

Socialization:

• Chat with other Builders while you explore the different rooms in the virtual world. Join clubs and invite others to join your buddy list! Invite them back to your house to have a party.
• Cast temporary spells on other players and watch their avatar change into goofy shapes and sizes!

Exploration:

• Go on Quests and encounter characters from stories and famous historical figures. Earn Shills so you can buy new clothes, furniture, and spells!
• There are tons of different rooms all over SecretBuilders, and each has different things to do in it and different people to talk to.

Education:

• Submitting ideas for things that should be added to SecretBuilders. Vote on other Builders' submissions, too! They list which ideas they have used.
• Enter your creative writing to be judged by other Builders. Read and comment on other SecretBuilders' creative writing, too!

The Quests were one of my favorite parts of the game. You get to meet famous people from history and characters from stories. They wander around SecretBuilders outside of the Quests, too, and you can talk to them. They are robots, so their responses are programmed, but that's part of the fun!

There's a little bit of a learning curve to SecretBuilders, but it's just because there's so much to do, you can't possibly get the hang of it all on the first try. You could spend an entire sitting just wandering around and figuring out what's different in each room and chatting wth other players. You could spend another sitting customizing your house and buying spells. Another sitting could be spent playing a Quest or two -- these Quests make you explore parts of the SecretBuilders world to save characters and earn some Shills! You can play multi-player games with other SecretBuilders (my favorite is Connect Four) or just start up your favorite game as soon as you load SecretBuilders up.

It's clear that SecretBuilders values everyone's creativity. You get the feeling that want you to do good in the world and that they really think you can do it. They let you suggest new additions to the game and vote on them, submit your creative writing, and even have a way that you can help out in the real world. It's called One-For-All, and it's a lot like FreeRice (if you've ever played it). You answer questions about math, vocabulary, or do logic questions. For every answer you get right, SecretBuilders donates some money to an important global cause.

Basically, SecretBuilders is safe and fun and they really care about you. Sometimes it's a bit laggy and buggy, but overall it's worth it. You'll learn something without realizing it and do a little bit of good in the world, too! SecretBuilders is our new partner, and you can play right on SmartGirl. We link to SecretBuilders from nearly every page in the Games Toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Just look for the little Construction Hat!

We hope you like it! My name on SecretBuilders is Boowee. If you ever see me around, stop and say, "hi!" Play SecretBuilders now!

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