Guess the Houses for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Guess the Houses game for an adult and child. Can you work out which house your partner has chosen by asking good questions?
En-counters for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Arranging counters activity for adult and child. Can you create the pattern of counters that your partner has made, just by asking questions?
Matching Numbers for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Matching Numbers game for an adult and child. Can you remember where the cards are so you can choose two which match?
Shut the Box for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Shut the Box game for an adult and child. Can you turn over the cards which match the numbers on the dice?
Incey Wincey Spider for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?
Board Block for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?
Stop the Clock for Two
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Stop the Clock game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you always win this game?
Dotty Six for Two
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?
Strike it Out for Two
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
Seeing Squares for Two
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Seeing Squares game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?
Totality for Two
Age 5 to 11
Challenge Level
Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.
Nim-7 for Two
Age 5 to 14
Challenge Level
Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?
Four Go for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Four Go game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have four numbers in a row on the number line?
Dicey Operations in Line for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
First Connect Three for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
Train Tactics for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
Guess the Dominoes for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Guess the Dominoes for child and adult. Work out which domino your partner has chosen by asking good questions.
Board Block Challenge for Two
Age 7 to 11
Challenge Level
Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?
Factors and Multiples Game for Two
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?
Nice or Nasty for Two
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Some Games That May Be Nice or Nasty for an adult and child. Use your knowledge of place value to beat your opponent.
What Shape for Two
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
'What Shape?' activity for adult and child. Can you ask good questions so you can work out which shape your partner has chosen?
Got It for Two
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
Spiralling Decimals for Two
Age 7 to 14
Challenge Level
Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.