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Going First
Stage: 3, 4 and 5
This article shows how abstract thinking and a little number theory throw light on the scoring in Go.
Turnablock
Stage: 4 Challenge Level: 
A simple game for 2 players invented by John Conway. It is played on a 3x3 square board with 9 counters that are black on one side and white on the other.
Wari
Stage: 4 Challenge Level:
This is a simple version of an ancient game played all over the world. It is also called Mancala. What tactics will increase your chances of winning?
Slippery Snail
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 people. Take turns to move the counters 1, 2 or 3 spaces. The player to remove the last counter off the board wins.
Using Games in the Classroom
Stage: 2, 3 and 4
Gillian Hatch analyses what goes on when mathematical games are used as a pedagogic device.
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.
Wallpaper Sudoku
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A Sudoku that uses transformations as supporting clues.
Tower Rescue
Stage: 2, 3, 4 and 5 Challenge Level:
Help the bee to build a stack of blocks far enough to save his friend trapped in the tower.
Cubic Net
Stage: 3, 4 and 5 Challenge Level:
This is an interactive net of a Rubik's cube. Twists of the 3D cube become mixes of the squares on the 2D net. Have a play and see how many scrambles you can undo!
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.
Sufficient but Not Necessary: Two Eyes and Seki in Go
Stage: 4
The game of go has a simple mechanism. This discussion of the principle of two eyes in go has shown that the game does not depend on equally clear-cut concepts.
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.
Conway's Chequerboard Army
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Here is a solitaire type environment for you to experiment with. Which targets can you reach?
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?
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.
Intersection Sums Sudoku
Stage: 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A Sudoku with clues given as sums of entries.
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
Twin Corresponding Sudokus II
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Two sudokus in one. Challenge yourself to make the necessary connections.
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.
Twin Corresponding Sudoku III
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Two sudokus in one. Challenge yourself to make the necessary connections.
Pole Star Sudoku
Stage: 4 and 5 Challenge Level:
A Sudoku based on clues that give the differences between adjacent cells.
Tangram Pictures
Stage: 1, 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
Use the tangram pieces to make our pictures, or to design some of your own!
Ratio Pairs 3
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Match pairs of cards so that they have equivalent ratios.
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.
Quadruple Clue Sudoku
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Four numbers on an intersection that need to be placed in the surrounding cells. That is all you need to know to solve this sudoku.
Diamond Mine
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
Practise your diamond mining skills and your x,y coordination in this homage to Pacman.
Got a Strategy for Last Biscuit?
Stage: 3, 4 and 5 Challenge Level:
Can you beat the computer in the challenging strategy game?
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.
Square It
Stage: 1, 2, 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.
Making Maths: Snake Pits
Stage: 1, 2 and 3 Challenge Level:
A game to make and play based on the number line.
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. . . .
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.
Patience
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
A simple game of patience which often comes out. Can you explain why?
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.
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.
One, Three, Five, Seven
Stage: 4 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players. Set out 16 counters in rows of 1,3,5 and 7. Players take turns to remove any number of counters from a row. The player left with the last counter looses.
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?
Pentanim,a Game for Two Players
Stage: 3 and 4 Challenge Level:
A game for 2 players with similaritlies to NIM. Place one counter on each spot on the games board. Players take it is turns to remove 1 or 2 adjacent counters. The winner picks up the last counter.
100 Percent
Stage: 3 Challenge Level:
An interactive game for 1 person. You are given a rectangle with 50 squares on it. Roll the dice to get a percentage between 2 and 100. How many squares is this? Keep going until you get 100 percent.
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