A shape and space game for 2, 3 or 4 players. Be the last person to be able to place a pentomino piece on the playing board.
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and knot arithmetic.
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with significant food for thought.
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.
Got It game for an adult and child. How can you play so that you know you will always win?
Can you end up with all the occurrences of the same letter in this two-player game?
To celebrate NRICH's 25th birthday, why not play this special version of our classic game, Got It? Can you devise a strategy so that you will always win?
