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SQUARE GAME. Download the net and make a tetrahedral dice.
All players have 4 counters and put one anywhere on the top row of the gameboard. Players throw the dice in turn, using the Square Game key-table to find out where to go next, […]
At the start, the game pieces (or counters) are arranged as shown. In turn, the players throw the 4 sticks to determine the number of houses to move, the piece on house 10 moves first, they move through the squares, (called houses) in the order shown by the numbers and, if they […]
There are 36 cards with a picture on one side and a description on the back. Shuffle the cards. The first player takes the top card and, taking care to avoid showing either side of the card to the other players, describes the image giving clear instructions for the other players to […]
Checkit can be played by 2 players or 2 teams. Each player starts with a blank Checkit frame and invents a challenge for the opponent to complete. The entries in the boxes can be any type of numbers, algebraic expressions or even words.
The entries in the […]
For versions of the game for different age groups see the Inclusion Guide.
This is a game for two players, a group of 3 or 4 players, or for the whole class. You will need to download and cut out or otherwise make 2 sets of these 24 cards.
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Find a cuboid (with edges of integer values) that has a surface area of exactly 100 square units.
Is there more than one?
It is quite easy to find a few solutions. The big challenge is to find all possible solutions.
Can you provide a convincing argument that you have found […]
See the article in the Plus Mathematical magazine by the Japanese mathematician Yutaka Nishiyama.
To play the game you need a 4 by 4 board, 2 L pieces and 2 counters. Place the pieces on the board as shown.
How to win: The winner is the player who blocks in their opponent’s L shape so the opponent cannot move.
Rules: From this starting position, the first […]
The MAGIC SQUARE GAME is played with a set of cards numbered 1 to 9 and a 3-by-3 gameboard. Take turns either to put one of the 9 cards into an empty square, or to move to an adjacent empty square one of the cards that has already been placed. The winner is […]
Click here to register for the 2023 GLOBAL MATHS AND SCIENCE LESSON ON TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER. See below for links to lesson resources.
1. Working with a square drawn on the ground in the classroom, or in a bigger space, indoors or outdoors, find the perimeter of […]
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