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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!

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!

Math Game: Heaps

Math Game: Heaps

Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) subtraction game!

Col – A Strategy Game

Col – A Strategy Game

The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.

Fizz Buzz: Counting by 2s and 3s

Fizz Buzz: Counting by 2s and 3s

A counting game where twos become “fizz” and threes become “buzz.” Easy to learn, surprisingly hard to survive.

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?

Racetrack – Race Around A Graph

Racetrack – Race Around A Graph

How fast do you get your mathematical car going without crashing?

Contig

Contig

Roll three dice and combine them using any mathematical operation. But be strategic to maximize your points!

Sprouts

Sprouts

Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.

Jotto

Jotto

Who can guess the codeword first?

Game: Snakes

Game: Snakes

In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?

Cram

Cram

Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!

Dots and Boxes

Dots and Boxes

Who can make the most boxes from dots in this strategy game?

Maze Generator

Maze Generator

Create and print mazes for your students – with bonus side quests!

Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game

Fizz Buzz: A Counting and Divisibility Game

Ready for a tricky counting and divisibility 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?

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: 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!

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?

Game: Notakto

Game: Notakto

What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?

How to Play Go

How to Play Go

Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… Go!

Bulls and Cows

Bulls and Cows

How quickly can you break the numeric code?

Ghost

Ghost

Ghost is a word-building game for two players. The first person to create an actual word loses.

Anti-Checkers

Anti-Checkers

Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?