by MathPickle | Jan 29, 2018 |
This is a two player game. The objective is to get four consecutive chips in a line. On your turn roll two dice and add them up. On your first turn lets say you rolled a 1 and a 5… Those add to six so you can choose any 6 to place your chip on. Your opponent...
by MathPickle | Apr 14, 2017 |
Hare has challenged the tortoise to a revenge race. Tortoise accepts, but tells hare that any revenge race must be across the rickety bridge. That should help turtle, because it stops the hare from getting into her jumping rhythm. You can see it is pretty...
by MathPickle | Nov 22, 2016 |
The Broken Sword (MathPickle, 2016) Broken Swords may be used for students using only addition, but older students can employ both multiplication and division to make the exploration more efficient. For other ideas about how to introduce Broken Swords, see my blog...
by MathPickle | Nov 16, 2016 |
Before our myths of democracy were inked – Cleisthenes tossed and turned in bed: “All Men Are Created Equal?” “One Man, One Vote?” “Virtuous Man, Multiple Votes!” “That’s it!” he thought. And here is how it...
by MathPickle | Jun 22, 2016 |
Solidarity – Poland, 1981 This game is a blend of strategy and deception. You start the game by being randomly dealt one of five cards (Communists, Nobility, Farmers, Clergy, Workers.) You secretly draw the Clergy. You want the Clergy to win. For...
