Featured Game: Mastermind

Mastermind Game: Students gain experience with combinations and with organized lists as they attempt to discover their opponent's color pattern.   This commercial game or its virtual, online versions are a great addition to any classroom math library.   There are many different online versions that feature 4-color combinations of 6 different color pegs so teachers and students can pick the version that works best on classroom computer networks.

• Download the Mastermind Recording Sheet for student use in solving these combination puzzles.
• Play the Virtual Manipulative: Mastermind Game online.
• Play the Mastermind Game online.
• Play the Crack the Code Game online.

Logic Games

These games help students develop logical reasoning skills.

Combinations Games

• Play the Virtual Manipulative: Mastermind Game online.
• Play the Mastermind Game online.
• Play the Crack the Code Game online.

Two-Player Strategy Games

• Play the Nim Number Game online.
• Download the Nim Game: two player game.
• Directions for the Seating Couples Game
• Directions for the Domineering Game with dominoes.

Classic Math Problems

• Play the Tower Puzzle: the Tower of Hanoi online.
• Play the Tower of Hanoi online with 2-10 blocks for learning purposes.

Map Coloring Games

• Spider Web Map Coloring Games require students to use map coloring rules to capture the most points in these web coloring games.   The games encourage students to apply discrete math map coloring skills and develop winning strategies.   The file contains two different versions of the game, directions for each and a recording sheet.
• Directions for Col Game

Game Links

• Play the IQ: Peg game online.
• Play the Switch It game online.
• Play other Mathematical Games online.