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More Playing with Dice

More dice activities to get you thinking!

Three Dice
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Three Dice

Age
7 to 11
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Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?
Tricky Track
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Tricky Track

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?
Odds or Sixes?
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Odds or Sixes?

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Play this dice game yourself. How could you make it fair?
Nice or Nasty
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Nice or Nasty

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
The Twelve Pointed Star Game
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The Twelve Pointed Star Game

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Have a go at this game which involves throwing two dice and adding their totals. Where should you place your counters to be more likely to win?
Roll these Dice
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Roll these Dice

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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Roll two red dice and a green dice. Add the two numbers on the red dice and take away the number on the green. What are all the different possible answers?

A Bit of a Dicey problem
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A Bit of a Dicey problem

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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When you throw two regular, six-faced dice you have more chance of getting one particular result than any other. What result would that be? Why is this?
Dotty Six
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Dotty Six

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.