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Going First
This article shows how abstract thinking and a little number theory throw light on the scoring in the game Go.
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Totality for Two
5 to 11
Totality game for an adult and child. Be the first to reach your agreed total.
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Tac-Tickle
5 to 11
This is a challenging game of strategy for two players with many interesting variations.
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Spiralling Decimals for Two
7 to 14
Spiralling Decimals game for an adult and child. Can you get three decimals next to each other on the spiral before your partner?
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Roundabout
7 to 11
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.
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Crocogator
5 to 7
A game for two players. You'll need some counters and somewhere to draw a board.
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Squayles
11 to 14
In this two-player game, sticks need to be removed from the arrangement. Can you find a winning strategy?
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Noughts and Crosses
7 to 11
A game for two people that everybody knows. If you play correctly you never lose!
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Jumping Reindeer
7 to 11
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.