Deal the cards into large piles for each player.

Level 1: draw two cards each (playing with tens)

Level 2: draw three cards each (playing to hundreds)

Level 3: draw four cards each (playing to thousands)

To begin play, each player turns over the top card from each of their piles. The player with the number of highest value wins the battle, placing all of their own and their opponents cards into a prisoner pile. 

Repeat until all of the cards have been played. The player with the most cards in their prisoner pile is the winner. 

Challenge questions to ask your partner: 

1. What is the tens value of your number? 

2. How do you know your digit is has the largest value? 

3. Why do we move to the next digit?

4. Make up your own question for a partner. 

The children in level 1 are making 2 digit numbers. They draw 2 cards and make the largest 2-digit number they can. 

The children in level 2 are making 3-digit numbers. They draw 3 cards and make the largest 3-digit number they can. 

The children in level 3 are making 4-digit numbers. They draw 4 cards and make the largest 4-digit number they can.