Players: 3-5
Number of Cards: Number cards from 1-12 (x4) / no Jokers.
Educational Value: Trains creative use of the numbers 1-12 and basic arithmetical functions.
Goal: The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
Preparation: The cards are shuffled, and every player is given an equal number of cards. The remaining cards are then placed face-down in a pile in the center of the table.
How to Play: The players all reveal their cards, and the card on top of the pile in the center of the table is also turned over.
In turn, each player uses their own cards to find as many ways of making the number on the center card as possible. Each correct method is awarded one point.
The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
Variation: The players write down their methods, and for each correctly written down method an additional point is awarded.
Variation: Limits can be set on the numbers used – for example, only two numbers per method may be allowed.
By: Irmela Beyer
