Visualising and representing

  • Jam
    game

    Jam

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    filled star filled star filled star

    To avoid losing think of another very well known game where the patterns of play are similar.

  • Jam
    game

    Jam

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    filled star filled star filled star
    A game for 2 players
  • Dragons and Swans
    game

    Dragons and swans

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star
    A game for two players. You'll need some counters.
  • Sprouts
    game

    Sprouts

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    filled star filled star empty star
    A game for 2 people. Take turns joining two dots, until your opponent is unable to move.
  • Go Moku
    game

    Gomoku

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star

    A game for two players on a large squared space.

  • Endless Noughts and Crosses
    game

    Endless noughts and crosses

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    filled star filled star filled star
    An extension of noughts and crosses in which the grid is enlarged and the length of the winning line can to altered to 3, 4 or 5.
  • Yih or Luk tsut k'i or Three Men's Morris
    game

    Yih or Luk tsut k'i or Three Men's Morris

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star

    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.

  • Tumbling Down
    problem

    Tumbling down

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star

    Watch this animation. What do you see? Can you explain why this happens?

  • Eightness of Eight
    problem

    Eightness of eight

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star
    What do you see as you watch this video? Can you create a similar video for the number 12?
  • Square Surprise
    problem

    Square surprise

    Age
    5 to 11
    Challenge level
    filled star empty star empty star
    Why do you think that the red player chose that particular dot in this game of Seeing Squares?