[This is a back-issue of one of this site’s newsletters]
I’ve just posted rules for a new game online – I posted it on spoonful.com rather than Dr Mike’s Math Games for Kids, since a lot of my blogging goes there now.
The game is called Marching Kings.
The rules are simple – the two kings start off on opposite corners, and start marching towards the diagonal. Each time they move, the player chooses a square on the diagonal and how many points it will be worth. The goal? Collect more points than your opponent.
It’s a simple game to learn. Try it out!
Some other recent blog posts:
- A post about square numbers and triangular numbers
- Four puzzles involving cutting pizzas, similar to my earlier love heart cookie puzzle.
- Less recent, but topical, since there’s an election in Australia: why elections can’t be fair.
Enjoy!
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