Dot card games
Shut the box for two
Strike it out for two
Strike it Out game for an adult and child. Can you stop your partner from being able to go?
Dotty six for two
Dotty Six game for an adult and child. Will you be the first to have three sixes in a straight line?
Nim-7
Totality
Multiplication tables - matching cards
Tug of war
Can you use the numbers on the dice to reach your end of the number line before your partner beats you?
Strike it out
Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.
Incey Wincey Spider
You'll need two dice to play this game against a partner. Will Incey Wincey make it to the top of the drain pipe or the bottom of the drain pipe first?
Double or halve?
Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?
Totality for two
Snail one hundred
In this game, you throw a dice and move counters along the snail's body and in a spiral around the snail's shell. It is about understanding tens and ones.
Dicey addition
In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.
Incey Wincey Spider for two
Incey Wincey Spider game for an adult and child. Will Incey get to the top of the drainpipe?
Pass the peas, please
A game for 2 or more players. Practise your addition and subtraction with the aid of a game board and some dried peas!
Dicey operations in line for two
Dicey Operations for an adult and child. Can you get close to 1000 than your partner?
Four go for two
First connect three for two
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.
Dicey operations in line
In these addition, subtraction, multiplication and division games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.
Matching fractions, decimals and percentages
Can you match pairs of fractions, decimals and percentages, and beat your previous scores?
Stop or dare
First connect three
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Down to nothing
A game for 2 or more people. Starting with 100, subratct a number from 1 to 9 from the total. You score for making an odd number, a number ending in 0 or a multiple of 6.
Tug harder!
In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?
Nice or nasty
There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...
Train tactics
Factors and multiples game
A game in which players take it in turns to choose a number. Can you block your opponent?
Play to 37
In this game for two players, the idea is to take it in turns to choose 1, 3, 5 or 7. The winner is the first to make the total 37.
The remainders game
Play this game and see if you can figure out the computer's chosen number.
Countdown
Here is a chance to play a version of the classic Countdown Game.
Nice or nasty for two
Statement snap
You'll need to know your number properties to win a game of Statement Snap...
Factors and multiples game for two
Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?
Less is more
Use your knowledge of place value to try to win this game. How will you maximise your score?
Train tactics for two
Spiralling decimals
Take turns to place a decimal number on the spiral. Can you get three consecutive numbers?
Daisy
Got it
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.
Four go
This challenge is a game for two players. Choose two of the numbers to multiply or divide, then mark your answer on the number line. Can you get four in a row?
Dominoes
Fifteen
Can you spot the similarities between this game and other games you know? The aim is to choose 3 numbers that total 15.
Calculator bingo
This is a game for two players. What must you subtract to remove the rolled digit from your number? The first to zero wins!
Spiralling decimals for two
Got it for two
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
Chocolate bars