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Queen’s Guard Game

by David Shaw, 7 March 2019 | 1 comments

Hexagonal board game with chess pieces on it.

Here’s a simple game that can be very tricky to play well. Give it a go, then find out why it’s such a challenge.

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Play Scopa Game

by David Shaw, 17 May 2018 | 3 comments

Some playing cards

Here’s a traditional card game that’s bound to get your brain pumping. Being able to add up will help, but there’s plenty more to puzzle over!

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Len Choa Game

by David Shaw, 3 November 2017 | 0 comments

A board with some counters on it.

Len Choa is a two player game from Thailand. It’s an asymmetric game, which means the two players have different rules to follow. In this game, one player controls a pack of six leopards, and their opponent controls one scary lion!

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Pyramid solitaire Game

by David Shaw, 16 January 2017 | 0 comments

MAny playing cards arranged in a triangle.

Many people know how to play solitaire or patience, but there are actually lots of different one-player card games. This version of patience has a bit of addition, and also some tricky strategic thinking.

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Play Achi Game

by David Shaw, 18 November 2016 | 0 comments

A three by three grid of dots, connected by lines. Someoen is putting a counter on a dot.

Tired of tic-tac-toe? Try Achi, a trickier game from the African country of Ghana.

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Play Go Game

by David Shaw, 28 April 2016 | 0 comments

Several black stones are surounded by white stones. One space is indicated by an x.

People have been playing this boardgame for thousands of years. So come on, have a Go!

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Guess Who’s my number? Game

by David Shaw, 28 December 2015 | 0 comments

Someone is flipping down the number 16.

Turn an old copy of Guess Who into a game with a mathematical twist!

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Nine Men’s Morris Game

by David Shaw, 30 October 2015 | 0 comments

Lots of counters on the board. A piece slides from one intersection to an adjacent one.

Learn the ancient (and very fun) game of Nine Men’s Morris.

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A game of Hex Game

by David Shaw, 26 May 2015 | 2 comments

A grid of hexagons. There are lines of red and blue marked hexagons.

Try playing the game of Hex, and connect your sides of the board before your opponent cuts you off!

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A game of Sprouts Game

by David Shaw, 10 February 2015 | 1 comments

a large network of dots and lines.

Sprout some cute little plant networks in this mathematical drawing game.

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