We have a challenge a day for you throughout the summer break...
Each weekday from 19 July to 31 August, a new game or puzzle will appear on this page.
After you've had a go at the day's challenge you may be able to compare your approach to the solutions we have published, which are based on students' work.
You can also find Primary Games and Puzzles for Summer 2021.

Multiples Sudoku
Each clue in this Sudoku is the product of the two numbers in adjacent cells.

Square it
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.

Connect three
In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?

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.

Frogs
How many moves does it take to swap over some red and blue frogs? Do you have a method?

Product Sudoku
The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.


Gabriel's problem
Gabriel multiplied together some numbers and then erased them. Can you figure out where each number was?


In the bag
Can you guess the colours of the 10 marbles in the bag? Can you develop an effective strategy for reaching 1000 points in the least number of rounds?

Magic potting sheds

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

Nine colours
Can you use small coloured cubes to make a 3 by 3 by 3 cube so that each face of the bigger cube contains one of each colour?

Charlie's delightful machine
Here is a machine with four coloured lights. Can you develop a strategy to work out the rules controlling each light?

Finding factors
Can you find the hidden factors which multiply together to produce each quadratic expression?

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

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

Alison's quilt
Nine squares are fitted together to form a rectangle. Can you find its dimensions?

Missing multipliers


Ace, two, three...

LCM Sudoku
Here is a Sudoku with a difference! Use information about lowest common multiples to help you solve it.


Escape from the castle
