My group of friends played this a lot. We noticed that it was impossible to get any number over 6. We decided to add the numbers and play again. We kept track of what numbers we couldn't flip each time. We kept a tally chart. The numbers 5 through 8 were the easiest to turn over.
Madalyn decided that 1 was the hardest and Tess knew that it was because 1 was impossible to get! Even if you roll the lowest numbers the sum is 2. Sarah wondered why we hardly ever get 9 through 12. So we decided to look at all the ways to get a number.
In groups of 2, we found all the possible problems with a 6, with a 5, with a 4 etc. Then we saw how many times you could add to make a 2 or a 3, etc. We kept our lists on white board and saw that there were more ways to make the numbers 5,6,7 and 8 than any other. Rachel said, "On a die when you add the numbers together, you have the most ways to make 6,7, and 8. They got scored the most."
We made a another new game. We wanted to play a game where you picked a number and earned a point every time that sum was rolled. Jessica said she would like a 6 because that was the number we could roll the most! Joseph knew he would not want to pick 1 or 12. They were impossible or really hard to get!