List

NRICH Maths Club Activities

Counters
problem

Counters

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
3 out of 3

Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be removed. Click to remove them. The winner is the last one to remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?

Endless Noughts and Crosses
game

Endless Noughts and Crosses

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
3 out of 3

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.

Drips
game

Drips

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
3 out of 3

An animation that helps you understand the game of Nim.

A green traffic light.
game

Low Go

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
2 out 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 brown snail on a green leaf.
problem

Slippery Snail

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
2 out of 3

A game for two people, who take turns to move the counters. The player to remove the last counter from the board wins.

Pentanim
game

Pentanim

Age
7 to 16
Challenge level
2 out of 3

A game for 2 players with similarities 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.

Magic Vs
problem
Favourite

Magic Vs

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?

Got It
problem
Favourite

Got It

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
1 out of 3

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.