Place four pebbles on the sand in the form of a square. Keep adding as few pebbles as necessary to double the area. How many extra pebbles are added each time?
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and multiply them together. How many different products can you find? How do you know you've got them all?
Investigate the different shaped bracelets you could make from 18 different spherical beads. How do they compare if you use 24 beads?
Work backwards.
Simplify the game by choosing a smaller target and working out a winning strategy.
Investigate complements of $6$.
Play the game against the computer and think about the computer's strategy.