Games

  • Four playing cards on top of each other. Each card shows a different ace.
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    Snappy Statements

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Use properties of numbers to work out whether you can satisfy all these statements at the same time.

  • Diamond Collector
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    Diamond Collector

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Collect as many diamonds as you can by drawing three straight lines.

  • Square It
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    Square It

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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.

  • Diagonal Product Sudoku
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    Diagonal Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Given the products of diagonally opposite cells - can you complete this Sudoku?

  • Charlie's delightful machine
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    Charlie's Delightful Machine

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

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

  • Parallelogram It
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    Parallelogram It

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    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 parallelogram.

  • Ratio Sudoku 1
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    Ratio Sudoku 1

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    A Sudoku with clues as ratios.

  • Rhombus It
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    Rhombus It

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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 rhombus.

  • Nim
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    Nim

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Start with any number of counters in any number of piles. 2 players take it in turns to remove any number of counters from a single pile. The loser is the player who takes the last counter.