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The aim of the game is to make a number as close to half a million as possible. Which of the numbers in the table is closest to half a million?
This game uses ten cards numbered 0, 1, … 9. The cards are put face down and mixed up.
Each player […]
This poster gives the rules of the game. You could change the rules so you only have to reach +13 or -13 to win, and it’s OK to overshoot? Which version do you prefer? Why?
In the TUG MUCH HARDER GAME you can add, subtract, multiply […]
GAMES FOR A GROUP OR CLASS OF ANY SIZE
See the Home Learning Guide to find the best game for your group. All the games are played in a similar way but with variations of scoring systems.
You will need a 0 to 9 spinner or ten cards. See instructions for making […]
Another TARGET game for any number of players. You want to win? So THINK MATHEMATICALLY and ESTIMATE the likely answers. When you multiply H hundreds by T tens what do you want the product of the digits H×T to be? A bit less than 10 perhaps?
You will need a set of 10 cards […]
A game for any number of players. You want to win by getting the total close to 100, so THINK MATHEMATICALLY! Concentrate on the digits in the tens column. What do you want them to add up to?
You need a set of 10 cards numbered 0 to 9 or a spinner. […]
Another TARGET game for any number of players or for the whole class as a lesson starter. You want to win so THINK MATHEMATICALLY. To get near to the target of 1000 you must get the hundreds digit multiplied by the single digit number close to 10. So for those 2 digits […]
Another TARGET game for any number of players or for the whole class as a lesson starter. You want to win so THINK MATHEMATICALLY. To get near to the target of 100 you must get
roughly 100×2-digit number = 4-digit number.
Think what that means for the tens digit in the 2 digit number and […]
PLAY FOR FUN – THINK AND WIN – PLAY AND LEARN
You will need a set of 10 cards numbered 0 to 9 or a 0-9 spinner like the one in the picture.
Click here for instructions and templates for number cards and spinners. Watch
A game for any number of players. You want to win so THINK MATHEMATICALLY!
For the TARGET 1000 version you divide a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number. Think about aiming for an answer near 1000, so how do you choose the thousands digit and the single number?
For the simpler TARGET […]
A game with a TARGET of 1000 for any number of players. You want to win so THINK MATHEMATICALLY! What should the hundreds digits add up to? How will you choose your hundreds digits?
You will need a set of 10 cards numbered 0 to 9 or a […]
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