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Great Math Board Games

Making family game night educational is easy by playing math board games with your children. Board games alone can be fun, but by incorporating math into a board game, can player develop and enrich math skills while still having fun. By playing math board games at family game night, parents can participate in their child's learning and possibly refresh some of their own skills.

Payday
- Payday is a classic board game that has been around since the 1970s. The game is played on a board that is designed to be a calendar. Players earn money at the end of each month but must balance their budgets through calculating bills and expenses each month. The game basically takes the budgeting aspect of adult life and turns it into a game for children and adults. The game is designed for children ages 8 years and older and can be played with up to four players. The game develops math skills in addition and subtraction, as well as teaching children about finances. At the end of the game, the player who manages their money the best, and has the greatest cash total, is the winner.
Addendum
- Addendum is a math game that was developed by the company PlayBreak in the United Kingdom. Players are each dealt five cards, which they turn over face-up in front of them. On each card is a number. Going around the circle of players, each player answers a math question that quizzes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. If the player answers the question correctly, they check their cards to see if that number is in their set. If it is, the player turns over the card or cards that display that number. The first player to turn over three cards wins. Variations of the game can be played, including turning over all five cards to extend game play. The game was developed for children ages 6 and over, and can be played with up to four players.
Totally Tut
- Totally Tut is a game that challenges all facets of basic arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The game also tests knowledge of the order of operations. The game is played with each player selecting an answer triangle, and five additional triangles. The answer triangle serves as the solution to any given triangle row. A triangle row is a combination of numbers and operations. To complete the triangle, players must create an equation that equals the answer triangle for each for of the pyramid. For example, if a player selects the number eight for an answer triangle, they could complete the following equation: (1+9-2=8). The players must create the equations from the tiles they have drawn. Any combination is correct, as long as the solution matches the answer triangle. The game ends when players reach a decided upon number of points, with points being earned for completing pyramids. The game is designed for children ages 6 and older, and can be played with up to four players.

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