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Paper-and-pencil grid games, unusual versions of tic-tac-toe, and new ways to play chess.

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The Game of 100
The Game of 100
Who can get to 100 first in this simple, but delightful, math game?
Game: Order and Chaos
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Contig
Contig
Roll three dice and combine them using any mathematical operation. But be strategic to maximize your points!
Math Game: Heaps
Math Game: Heaps
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) subtraction game!
Maze Generator
Maze Generator
Create and print mazes for your students – with bonus side quests!
Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe
Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe, but both players can both play as both X and O throughout the whole game!
Cram
Cram
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!
Anti-Checkers
Anti-Checkers
Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?
Dots and Boxes
Dots and Boxes
Who can make the most boxes from dots in this strategy game?
Ghost
Ghost
Ghost is a word-building game for two players. The first person to create an actual word loses.
Horde Chess Variant
Horde Chess Variant
What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?
Microchess (Chess Variant)
Microchess (Chess Variant)
What if we played chess on a board that’s only 4×5?
Chess Variant: Monster Chess
Chess Variant: Monster Chess
What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?
Jotto
Jotto
Who can guess the codeword first?
Col – A Strategy Game
Col – A Strategy Game
The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.
Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant
Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant
What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?
Chomp
Chomp
Chomp away at your opponent in this grid-based strategy game.
Four Player Chess
Four Player Chess
Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!
Game: Gomoku
Game: Gomoku
Want to take Tic-Tac-Toe to the next level!? Imagine a 15×15 board. You must get five-in-a-row. You cannot get six-in-a-row. That’s Gomoku!
Bulls and Cows
Bulls and Cows
How quickly can you break the numeric code?
Racetrack – Race Around A Graph
Racetrack – Race Around A Graph
How fast do you get your mathematical car going without crashing?
Ultimate (or Inception) Tic Tac Toe
Ultimate (or Inception) Tic Tac Toe
What if each square on a Tic-Tac-Toe board had another Tic-Tac-Toe board inside of it?
Game: Snakes
Game: Snakes
In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?
Game: Notakto
Game: Notakto
What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?
Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game
Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game
Ready for a tricky counting and divisibility game?
Sprouts
Sprouts
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.
How to Play Go
How to Play Go
Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… Go!