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Games

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

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Game: Order and Chaos
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
The Game of 100
The Game of 100
Who can get to 100 first in this simple, but delightful, math game?
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: Number Scrabble
Game: Number Scrabble
What if we played Tic-Tac-Toe with numbers and instead of three-in-a-row, we add up to 15? Well… then we’d have Number Scrabble!
Game: Bulls and Cows
Game: Bulls and Cows
How quickly can you break the code with Bulls and Cows?
Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game
Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game
Ready for a tricky counting and divisibility game?
Game: Jotto
Game: Jotto
Who can guess the other person’s codeword first? This game practices inducting thinking and encourages the development of a strategy.
Game: Snakes
Game: Snakes
In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?
Game: Ghost
Game: Ghost
Ghost is a word-building game for two players. The first person to create an actual word loses.
Game: Dots and Boxes
Game: Dots and Boxes
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Dots and Boxes.
Game: Sprouts
Game: Sprouts
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.
Game: Col
Game: Col
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Col!
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!
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!
Game: Chomp
Game: Chomp
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Chomp!
Math Game: Cram
Math Game: Cram
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!
Game: Notakto
Game: Notakto
What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?
Math Game: Heaps
Math Game: Heaps
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) subtraction game!
Racetrack – Race Around A Graph
Racetrack – Race Around A Graph
How fast do you get your mathematical car going without crashing?
How to Play Go (A Chess and Checkers Alternative)
How to Play Go (A Chess and Checkers Alternative)
Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… go!
Microchess (Chess Variant)
Microchess (Chess Variant)
What if we played chess on a board that’s only 4×5?
Anti-Checkers
Anti-Checkers
Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?
Four Player Chess
Four Player Chess
Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!
Chess Variant: Monster Chess
Chess Variant: Monster Chess
What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?
Horde Chess Variant
Horde Chess Variant
What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?
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?
Contig
Contig
Roll three dice and combine them using any mathematical operation. But be strategic to maximize your points!