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War on
Numbers
By: Morina Ricablanca

Background
War on Numbers was brought by my interest in
Math. I was thinking of a game that I can also
use in my class and at the same time
transcends across age level.

What really inspired me to come up with this
game are my EC (Exceptional Children)
students who are having difficulty
understanding the basic Math concepts and to
think that they are in 8th Grade.

Goal
 The goal of this game is to increase the numeracy
and calculation skills of children including adults
without using the calculator.
 This will also increase their critical thinking skills
because they have to device a plan in a way that
they will be able to get the highest score possible.
 This can also foster team work if your are going to
let the children work with a partner or team.
 This game will also provide a good way to teach
Math skills without being too structured and
allowing children to enjoy while learning.

Materials

Cardboard paper

And a

Marker

Construction
1. Divide the cardboard
paper into two.
2. One part will become
the board and the other
half will become the
number tiles and task
tiles.
3. Create a set of number
tiles. I made 3 sets.
4. Number the tiles from 0-
9.
5. Create a task tile (Add,
Subtract, Divide,
Multiply)

Game Rules and Procedures
1. Distribute the set of game
tiles to each player. This
game can be played in
pairs or individually.
2. Each player will pick one
number from their set
without looking at the
numbers.
3. The person with the
highest number is the
game master and will
start the game.
4. The person with the
second highest is the next
player.

5. The game master will
pick the Math task without
looking directly on the
task tiles.
6. He will announce the
task.

8. The game master
will start the game
by picking a number
in his set of number
tiles and place it in
the middle of the
game board.
9. He will then chart
his score.

10. The next player can now
place his best number beside,
under or above the first
number. He has to make sure
that he is looking at the other
task embedded into the
board game and position his
number where he can get a
bigger score.
11. He then need to log the
sum of the first two numbers.

12. If there is a third
player, then the third
player just need to
position his best
number tile in a place
where he can get the
most numbers and
avoiding the tasks that
says X 0 (Times Zero)
because this will give
him a zero.
13. He then need to log
his total as well.

Variations
 This game can be played by children starting from first
grade to third grade. One variation could be, just let the
kids add and subtract their number tiles without using
the game board. The adult can ask the children to pick
two numbers from their number tile set and add or
subtract them together. The child with the highest
number wins.
 As the children learns their multiplication and division,
the adult can now add the divide and multiply tile tasks.
 Older children (Middle School) can now play with the
game board.

Where can his game be used
or played?

 This
can be a good board game at
home, in school and every where. This
game transcends all age groups and gets
complicated as the age group increases.

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War on numbers

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