
You have an ordinary die with 6 faces:
In this game you can turn the die onto any face which is already showing. Look at the 4 ways this can be done:
In the grid below, you must turn the die in the direction you want to move.
Can you work out the route from the start
to the finishing position
by turning the die in this way?
How many ways can you find of doing it?
Can you explain this?
Starting in the same way, how many different finishing positions can you find? Make up your own routes for a friend.
Published February 2002.