Game Changer!

Dotty 6

Today, we’re going to do something fun! I’m not going to tell you how to play a new game — you are going to figure it out all by yourself like a detective!

The game is called Dotty Six. It’s a fun and easy game for kids and adults. Instead of me teaching you, I’ll show you a video of people playing. Your job is to watch carefully and figure out:

How many people are playing?
What do you think the rules are?

After you think about it, you can help me write the rules down. Some of you might guess quickly, but saying the rules in words can be a little tricky — and that’s great practice for your brains! I’ll help you if you get stuck.

Are you ready to be game detectives?

Cube Creation

Looking at the three models here you may see that they have a lot in common although they are obviously different.

The things that are the same produce the rules.

So the rules are:

1 Each color stays at the same level in each model.

2 Cubes of the same color are not separated - they stay together.

3 The numbers of cubes for each colour is fixed at 1,2,3 and 4

4 The cubes sit squarely face to face with no twists or slides.

Your challenge is to create more shapes that follow the four rules.

When you have done so, compare them and show similarities and differences.

Totality

TWO PLAYERS are playing the game and the video does not include sound. Can you determine and state the rules?

https://nrich.maths.org/problems/totality#tab-teacher

Snail One Hundred

This game is about counting to 100

You will need the game board, an ordinary dice and three matching counters for each player.

https://nrich.maths.org/games/snail-one-hundred

Nim-7

This is a basic form of the ancient game of Nim.

You will need seven objects, such as counters or blocks. It is a game for two players.

Watch the video below to find out how to play.

https://nrich.maths.org/problems/nim-7

Shut the Box

Here is a game that uses two dice and cards with the numbers 1 to 12 on them. The aim of the game is to turn over all the cards. You can turn over the cards that match the numbers on the dice.

https://nrich.maths.org/problems/shut-box

Five Steps

This challenge is about counting on and back in steps of 1, 10 and 100.

Roll a dice twice to establish your starting number - the first roll will give you the tens digit and the second roll will give you the units digit.

You can then make five jumps to get as close to 50 as possible.

You can jump forwards or backwards in jumps of 1 or 10 or 100.

Compare your strategy with a friend. https://nrich.maths.org/problems/five-steps-50