Play 'Reverse the Odds' and Help the Fight against Cancer

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 23 Mar 2015

By playing 'Reverse the Odds' on your iPhone or Android you can have some fun and do some good at the same time. You see, by playing this puzzle adventure game you are helping the fight against cancer.

Real-life cancer data has been coded into the game. By playing it, you’re helping researches analyze said data.

Reverse the Odds, a free puzzle adventure game for iOS and Android, features a bunch of colorful little characters that inhabit a desolated wasteland. It is up to you to help these characters and turn the desolated wasteland into an amazing wonderland.

“In Reverse The Odds, you help the Odds – colourful creatures whose world is falling into decline. By completing mini puzzle games and upgrading their land, you can restore the Odds back to their lively selves,” explained Cancer Research UK.

There are more than 350 levels to go through. To move up game levels (and to earn rewards), you must examine patterns within cancer cell slides and identify things like the number of cells or the color of the cells.

“Our scientists have huge amounts of data, and it needs to be analysed by human beings – computers aren’t good enough at recognising the patterns required,” said Cancer Research UK. “By incorporating data analysis into Reverse The Odds, we can get thousands of players to help our scientists learn more about different cancers including head and neck, lung, and bladder cancer.”

iOS users can get Reverse the Odds from Apple’s App Store.
Android users can get the game from
Google Play or from Amazon.



By playing Reverse the Odds you are lending a helping hand to Cancer Research UK, a registered charity in England and Wales, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Check out this blog post to learn more about the science behind the game.

In have to remind you about Samsung Power Sleep, the Android app that lets you donate the processor power of your smartphone or tablet to support scientific research on curing diseases, like Alzheimer’s and cancer.



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