Quarto
You choose the piece your opponent plays next. 4-in-a-row of the same attribute wins!
Cat Crimes
"A feline crime has been committed and it's your job to identify the culprit!" Grade Band: 6-8, 9-12 Time to Play: Varies Number of Players: 1 (2+ cooperatively) Game Style: single player, cooperative Complexity: Level 1 This game can be explained quickly without a full round demonstration, and students will be able to play independently. Price: Ravensburger - $17.99 Amazon - $17.95 Mathematical Skills: Deductive Reasoning Description of Game: Cat Crimes is a logic puzzle gam
24 Game
Grade Band: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Time to Play: 5-10 minutes Number of Players: 1-8 (best: 4) Game Style: Competitive Complexity: Level 1 You can explain the rules without playing a full game for students to know how to play on their own. Price: Amazon (single digits) - $13.35 Amazon (double digits) - $13.25 Mathematical Thinking: Operations Writing equations using order of operations Computation Fluency Description of Game: "Players win points by being the first to correctly identi
Mancala
Two player abstract strategy game. Collect the most stones/seeds to win! Grade Band: 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Time to Play: 5-10 minutes Number of Players: 2 Game Style: competitive; consecutive play Complexity: Level 1 This game can be taught in about 5-10 minutes. Price: Labyrinth - $16.99 Amazon - $17.99 Mathematical Skills: Pattern Recognition - Decision Making Computation Fluency Strategic Thinking Description of Game: Mancala is one of the oldest two-player abstract strategy
Achi
With variations from around the world, slide your pieces to get three in a row!
Gobblet Gobblers
Tick-tac-toe but with nesting dolls! Block or cover in a race to get 3 in a row! Grade Band: K-2, 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 Time to Play: 5-15 minutes Number of Players: 2 Game Style: competitive; consecutive play Complexity: Level 1 This game can be taught in under 5 minutes. Price: Labyrinth - $29.99 Amazon - $27.99 Mathematical Skills: Decision Making Pattern Recognition Strategic Thinking Description of Game: "Test your memory and appetite for laughs with this easy to learn and q
Zeus on the Loose
Be the first player to spell Z-E-U-S over several rounds by holding onto the Zeus figurine each time Mount Olympus reaches 100.
Deduckto
Use clues to find your secret suspect
Blokus
Fit your tiles on a shared board with not enough space for everyone
Point Salad
Collect groupings of fruits and vegetables with loads of ways to score points!
Six-o
Maneuver 6 of your pieces in 1 of 3 configurations to be victorious in this abstract
Abalone
Abstract sumo match where the goal is to push your opponent's marbles off the board
Skyjo
Players draw and discard to minimize the total value of their tableau of 12 cards