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
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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
Deduckto
Use clues to find your secret suspect
A Bunch of Fun Guys
Forage for mushrooms and cook with them to defeat your opponents
Next Station: London
Draw tube lines to cross the Thames and connect London
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
Qwixx
Use everyone's dice rolls to mark off numbers - but you can't go back once you pass!
Skyjo
Players draw and discard to minimize the total value of their tableau of 12 cards