Marsha Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 What are some good games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 'Smath. It's like Scrabble in format, but uses numbers and +-=/ and (). My dd likes it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Pizza Fraction Fun, which I bought from http://rainbowresource.com/index.php Mythmatical Battles, a card game from http://www.mythmaticalbattles.com/ Thanks for starting this thread!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Austin Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 You can make your own . . . dice with numbers 1-10 and + and - on them are under a dollar each at a teacher supply store. Then you can make a gameboard using stickers on cardboard or foam. Start with one marker (LEGO guy, button, whatever) in the middle. The two players try to get the marker to their end of the board. On your turn, you add (or subtract) the dice and then move in your direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Another game I played with dd was Math Uno. She had to come up with two cards to add, subtract, multiply or divide to equal the number at the top of the pile. It got challenging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 MATH GAMES Most are board games; some are card games that come as a specialized deck. Card games played with a regular deck of cards marked with *. COMPARING NUMBERS - War* (see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/war/war.html) - Concentration* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/misc/pelmanism.html (make own deck from index cards = 1 math fact per card / match with 1 answer per card) COUNTING - Sorry - Chips (counting / adding) SEQUENCES - Racko; Uno - Crazy Eights* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/eights/crazy8s.html PLACE VALUE - Dino Math Tracks ADDING - Yatzhee - Triple Yatzhee - Sequence Dice - Muggins: Knock-Out - Mille Bourne - Fill or Bust - Snap It Up: Adding ADD / SUBTRACT - Free Parking - Advance to Boardwalk - 1-2-3-Oy! - Snap It Up: Adding & Subtracting - "98"* or "99"* or "100"* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/adders/98.html MONEY / MAKING CHANGE - Monopoly - Pay Day - Go For Broke - Life - Careers - Presto-Chango - Snap It Up: Money STRATEGY with ADDING - Shut the Box - Dominoes - Rummikub - Backgammon - Cribbage - "Pig"* = see rules at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(dice) MULTIPLICATION - Roll N Multiply - Snap It Up: Multiplying ALL 4 MATH OPERATIONS - Equate (like Scrabble with numbers, use all 4 math operations to score highest) - Muggins Math Game (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) - Equalz (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) COMPUTER MATH FACT DRILL (which for some kids can be like a game) - Quarter Mile Math - Math Blasters - Number Munchers HAND HELD ELECTRONIC MATH FACT DRILL (which for some kids can be like a game) - Flashmaster - Math Shark - Turbo Twist - Leappad or Geosafari Educational Learning Games is a website which sells lots of educational board and card cames; they have a lot of math-oriented games. See them at: http://www.educationallearninggames.com/math-games.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 MATH GAMES Most are board games; some are card games that come as a specialized deck. Card games played with a regular deck of cards marked with *. COMPARING NUMBERS - War* (see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/war/war.html) - Concentration* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/misc/pelmanism.html (make own deck from index cards = 1 math fact per card / match with 1 answer per card) COUNTING - Sorry - Chips (counting / adding) SEQUENCES - Racko; Uno - Crazy Eights* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/eights/crazy8s.html PLACE VALUE - Dino Math Tracks ADDING - Yatzhee - Triple Yatzhee - Sequence Dice - Muggins: Knock-Out - Mille Bourne - Fill or Bust - Snap It Up: Adding ADD / SUBTRACT - Free Parking - Advance to Boardwalk - 1-2-3-Oy! - Snap It Up: Adding & Subtracting - "98"* or "99"* or "100"* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/adders/98.html MONEY / MAKING CHANGE - Monopoly - Pay Day - Go For Broke - Life - Careers - Presto-Chango - Snap It Up: Money STRATEGY with ADDING - Shut the Box - Dominoes - Rummikub - Backgammon - Cribbage - "Pig"* = see rules at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(dice) MULTIPLICATION - Roll N Multiply - Snap It Up: Multiplying ALL 4 MATH OPERATIONS - Equate (like Scrabble with numbers, use all 4 math operations to score highest) - Muggins Math Game (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) - Equalz (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) COMPUTER MATH FACT DRILL (which for some kids can be like a game) - Quarter Mile Math - Math Blasters - Number Munchers HAND HELD ELECTRONIC MATH FACT DRILL (which for some kids can be like a game) - Flashmaster - Math Shark - Turbo Twist - Leappad or Geosafari Educational Learning Games is a website which sells lots of educational board and card cames; they have a lot of math-oriented games. See them at: http://www.educationallearninggames.com/math-games.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 There's one called "flip 4" that uses add/subtract/multiply to play like tic tac toe. It's kind of expensive (around $20 I think) so I made my own. I have a friend who sells Discovery Toys, and right now they have two on clearance for under $7. I can't remember their names (I don't have the catalog here) but I bet you could find them on the website or if you have a local consultant. One is an egyptian pyramid theme, with multiplication, so will be perfect in a couple of weeks as we progress through that part of SOTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 It is truly a game our children love. Because it is entirely a game of chance, it doesn't get too competitive either and everyone is excited when some one gets Yahtzee. You may be able to get a score chart online for it (although I haven't looked) and then you would only need five dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Yep, Yahtzee is our favorite for Math (and Boggle is our favorite for reading.) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwenA Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Wow! There are so many great ones mentioned. I was going to post but I can't think of anymore. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwestbelle Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I got it at Target. It seems to be on sale now. You can use add, sub, mult or divide, depending on the child's level. 4 Way Countdown HTH Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I forgot about a kind of solitaire game, posted on my blog -- you use a regular card deck for learning adding to 10: Make 10 Lots of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycc Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 This thread is cool. Just in time for the holidays and to round out our math meal plan. I can;t think of any new math games. Does anyone else have some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsha SC Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Farkle is good for adding three- and four-digit numbers. We just discovered this one and my girls love it! I love Shapes Up! though it is not really a "math" game, but more like a geometry. The shapes have to fit and not go "off" the board. Yahtzee! of course is great! Marsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Wow! This is an old thread. My kids like Speed. That was a recommendation from someone on this board. It's been a huge hit at our house. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 We have Sum Swamp, it only does addition up to 6+6. DS loves Yahtzee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 bumping up an old, old thread. Looking for more multiplication games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violamama Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 There are some multiplying games on file folder fun's website. There's always the old numbers in an egg carton with two marbles that get shaken up, and kid has to multiply them. We love the sushi math app around here. Eta: thanks for bumping this, lots of good suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 My kids love Yahtzee, Zeus on the Loose, and Sleeping Queens. And poker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinHS Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Not a board game, but we had a lot of fun with math dice games. Here are some: http://www.rainbowresource.com/searchspring.php?q=math+dice They don't seem to sell the actual set we have anymore, but the polyhedron dice were a favorite - which are in some of the sets shown in the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Old thread, but good. I always appreciate Lori d's complete lists. Did I miss it, or was Snakes & Ladders not on the list? My ds developed great number sense in preschool by playing S&L over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Not a math game, but Incan Gold uses basic division. Our first graders love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Some I didn't see listed - Rat-a-Tat-Cat for adding, Iota for patterns and adding score, 24 for all four operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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