Games - Upper Primary

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 wins.

A maths-based Football World Cup simulation for teachers and students to use.

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.

All you need for this game is a pack of cards. While you play the game, think about strategies that will increase your chances of winning.

An extension of noughts and crosses in which the grid is enlarged and the length of the winning line can to altered to 3, 4 or 5.

Everthing you have always wanted to do with dominoes! Some of these games are good for practising your mental calculation skills, and some are good for your reasoning skills.

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.

A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.

A complicated game played on a 9 x 9 checkered grid.

A game for 2 people. Take turns joining two dots, until your opponent is unable to move.

A collection of games on the NIM theme

A game for 2 people using a pack of cards Turn over 2 cards and try to make an odd number or a multiple of 3.

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.

A game for two people that everybody knows. If you play correctly you never lose!

A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids.