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GOT IT
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level: 
A game for two people, or play online. Given a target number,say 23, and a range of numbers to choose from, say 1-4, players take it in turns to add to the running total to hit their target.
Nim-7
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Can you work out how to win this game of Nim? Does it matter if you go first or second?
Strike it Out
Stage: 1, 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
First Connect Three
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
The idea of this game is to add or subtract the two numbers on the dice and cover the result on the grid, trying to get a line of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Making Maths: Snake Pits
Stage: 1, 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
A game to make and play based on the number line.
Seasonal Twin Sudokus
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
This pair of linked Sudokus matches letters with numbers and hides a seasonal greeting. Can you find it?
Squayles
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Given an arrangement of matchsticks, players take it is turns to remove a matchstick, along with all of the matchsticks that touch it.
Gotcha
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. This could be played outside with people instead of counters. Try to trap or escape from your opponent.
Daisy
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players which can be played on line. Draw a daisy with at least 5 petals. Shade 1 or 2 petals next to each other. The winner shades the last petal.
Online - a Game for Two Players
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players that can be played online. Players take it in turns to select a word from the 9 words given. The aim is to select all the occurrences of the same letter.
Patience
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A simple game of patience which often comes out. Can you explain why?
Two Stones
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A simple game to understand; a player wins when they have blocked their opponent. An interactive version is available on line.
Corresponding Sudokus
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This second Sudoku article discusses "Corresponding Sudokus" which are pairs of Sudokus with terms that can be matched using a substitution rule.
Roundabout
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
This is a game for 2 players. Each player has 4 counters each, and wins by blocking their opponent's counters. A good follow-on from two stones.
Down to Nothing
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more people. Starting with 100, subratct a number from 1 to 9 from the total. You score for making an odd number, a number ending in 0 or a multiple of 6.
The New Zealand Mu Torere Game
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Block your opponent's markers by surrounding them and by having one of your markers in the centre space.
Jumping Reindeer
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 1 person to develop stategy and shape and space awareness. 12 counters are placed on a board. Counters are removed one at a time. The aim is to be left with only 1 counter.
Shunting Puzzle
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.
The Remainders Game
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
A game that tests your understanding of remainders.
Twin Corresponding Sudokus II
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Two sudokus in one. Challenge yourself to make the necessary connections.
Twin Corresponding Sudoku III
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Two sudokus in one. Challenge yourself to make the necessary connections.
Nice and Nasty
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Twin Corresponding Sudoku
Stage: 3, 4 and 5 Challenge Level:
This sudoku requires you to have "double vision" - two Sudoku's for the price of one
Wallpaper Sudoku
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A Sudoku that uses transformations as supporting clues.
Frogs
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
You can solve frogs on the computer, using counters, or acting it out. Start with frogs in a line on one side, and toads on the other, with a space in between. They need to change places.
Low Go
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Take turns to place a counter so that it occupies one of the lowest possible positions in the grid. The first player to complete a line of 4 wins.
Tangram Pictures
Stage: 1, 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
Use the tangram pieces to make our pictures, or to design some of your own!
Stop or Dare
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game to explore the basics of probability. Ideal for stimulating discussion with appropriate vocabulary
Building Stars
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
An interactive activity for one to experiment with a tricky tessellation
Snail Trails
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
This is a game for two players. You will need some small-square grid paper, a die and two felt-tip pens or highlighters. Players take turns to roll the die, then move that number of squares in. . . .
Games Related to Nim
Stage: 1, 2, 3 and 4
This article for teachers describes several games, found on the site, all of which have a related structure that can be used to develop the skills of strategic planning.
Khun Phaen Escapes to Freedom
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Slide the pieces to move Khun Phaen past all the guards into the position on the right from which he can escape to freedom.
Learning Mathematics Through Games Series: 4. from Strategy Games
Stage: 1, 2 and 3
Basic strategy games are particularly suitable as starting points for investigations. Players instinctively try to discover a winning strategy, and usually the best way to do this is to analyse. . . .
Diamond Mine
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Practise your diamond mining skills and your x,y coordination in this homage to Pacman.
Quadrilaterals Game
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 or more people, based on the traditional card game Rummy. Players aim to make two `tricks', where each trick has to consist of a picture of a shape, a name that describes that shape, and. . . .
Domino Magic Rectangle
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
An ordinary set of dominoes can be laid out as a 7 by 4 magic rectangle in which all the spots in all the columns add to 24, while those in the rows add to 42. Try it! Now try the magic square...
Diagonal Dodge
Stage: 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Can be played online. One player has 1 red counter, the other has 4 blue. The red counter needs to reach the other side, and the blue needs to trap the red.
Fractions and Coins Game
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
Work out the fractions to match the cards with the same amount of money.
Conway's Chequerboard Army
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Here is a solitaire type environment for you to experiment with. Which targets can you reach?
Traffic Lights
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
The game uses a 3x3 square board. 2 players take turns to play, either placing a red on an empty square, or changing a red to orange, or orange to green. The player who forms 3 of 1 colour in a line. . . .
Winning Lines
Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
An article for teachers and pupils that encourages you to look at the mathematical properties of similar games.
Sliding Puzzle
Stage: 1, 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
The aim of the game is to slide the green square from the top right hand corner to the bottom left hand corner in the least number of moves.
Chocolate Bars
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
An interactive game to be played on your own or with friends. Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
Counter Roundup
Stage: 2 Challenge Level:
A game for 1 or 2 people. Use the interactive version, or play with friends. Try to round up as many counters as possible.
Diagonal Sums Sudoku
Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Solve this Sudoku puzzle whose clues are in the form of sums of the numbers which should appear in diagonal opposite cells.
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