Primary games and puzzles for summer 2021

Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.

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.

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?

Can you find a reliable strategy for choosing coordinates that will locate the treasure in the minimum number of guesses?

In this interactivity each fruit has a hidden value. Can you deduce what each one is worth?

The Number Jumbler can always work out your chosen symbol. Can you work out how?

Can you use the numbers on the dice to reach your end of the number line before your partner beats you?

There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll start with the nice ones...

Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?

Use your addition and subtraction skills, combined with some strategic thinking, to beat your partner at this game.

This is a game for two players. Can you find out how to be the first to get to 12 o'clock?

An old game with lots of arithmetic!

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?

Dotty Six is a simple dice game that you can adapt in many ways.

Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.

Given the products of adjacent cells, can you complete this Sudoku?

In these addition games, you'll need to think strategically to get closest to the target.