Pumpkin Patch

Age
5 to 18
Exploring and noticing Working systematically Conjecturing and generalising Visualising and representing Reasoning, convincing and proving
Being curious Being resourceful Being resilient Being collaborative

This game is based on a game from the Somali people of Africa.

A game for two players. 

Pumpkin Patch


Resources:

A set of 12 counters each

A 5 x 5 grid for the game board.

To start:

Set the counters out as above.

Take turns to move one of your counters one square up, down or sideways.

To capture the other player's counter jump over it and land in an empty space.

This is called picking the pumpkin. 

The winner: the first player to pick all the other player's pumpkins.

If the game becomes blocked, the player with the most pumpkins left wins.