Resources for Games and Puzzles in the Maths ClassroomAuthor(s): Helen MorrisSource: Mathematics in School, Vol. 26, No. 4, Games (Sep., 1997), pp. 44-45Published by: The Mathematical AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30215307 .

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Resources for Games and

Puzzles in the Maths Classroom

Compiled by Helen Morris

Books What's Your Game? A Resource Book for Mathematical Activities M Cornelius and A Parr Cambridge University Press 1991 ISBN 0 521 38625 X Several games are given, with ideas on developing them mathematically.

Board Games Round the World R Bell and M Cornelius Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 35924 4 Games from around the world, with suggestions for variations, and samples of children's work.

Games in the Teaching of Mathematics David Kirkby Cambridge University Press 1992 ISBN 0 521 42320 1 Photocopiable worksheets on a variety of mathematical games and competitions, with National Curriculum references.

Cards on the Table Fran Moseley BEAM 1992 ISBN 1 874099 13 8 20 games using playing cards, with NC references given.

Mathematical Games and Puzzles Nigel Peace Tyron Press 1991 ISBN 1 85646 00 2 A comprehensive medley ofpuzzles, games and short investigations.

Activity Maths Dave Miller Causeway Press Limited 1992 ISBN 0 946183 89 9 A series ofphotocopiable resources of puzzles, investigations and some games, split into levels.

Mindbenders - Games of Shape Ivan Moskovich Penguin Books 1986 ISBN 0 14 009825 9

Puzzles and games relating to the themes of probability and patterns.

Mindbenders - Games of Chance Ivan Moskovich Penguin Books 1986 ISBN 0 14 009824 0 Puzzles and games relating to the theme of spatial orientation and transformations.

The. Amazing Mathematical Amusement Arcade Brian Bolt Cambridge University Press 1984 ISBN 0 521 26980 6 One of several books written by the author with puzzles, mainly, and some games.

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Strategy Games and Activities in a Nine-Cell Grid Alan Barson Dale Seymour Publications, USA 1985 ISBN 0 86651 265 9 A photocopiable selection of games all based on 3 x 3 square grids, from the well-known Tic-Tac-Toe to many lesser known ideas.

People Maths Alan Bloomfield Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd ISBN 0 7487 0445 0 Ideas for games involving the pupils themselves acting out the parts.

Puz?le Action Pack Linda Martin (ed) Dorling Kindersley 1996 Cardboard cut-outs, in colour, for ready-to-play games, with an accompanying booklet of explanations and derivation of the games.

Super-Games Ivan Moskovich Hutchinson 1984 ISBN 0 09 156381 X A variety of games andpuzzles particularly relating to spatial skills.

The Strategy Games File Reg Sheppard and John Wilkinson Tarquin Publications 1989 ISBN 0 906212 707 A selection of games based on grids.

Take Two! F Tapson A & C Black 1979 ISBN 0 7136 1943 0 32 games for 2 players. Printed on card, drawn out full size and ready for play. Counters needed.

Pick a Pair! F Tapson and A Parr A & C Black 1979 ISBN 0 7136 1808 6 30 games for 2 players.

100 Other Games to Play on a Chessboard S Addison Peter Owen 1983 ISBN 0 7206 0617 9 Lots of ideas for games that can be played using some counters and a chessboard.

Your Move DL Silverman Kaye and Ward 1973 ISBN 0 7182 0914 1 A collection of games, variations, problems and analyses.

Puzzles and Paradoxes TH O'Beirne Oxford University Press 1965 This book is concerned with puzzles, but nearly 40 pages are devoted to Nim and Nim-like games, together with their analysis.

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Winning Ways E Berlekamp, J Conway & R Guy Academic Press 1982 ISBN 0 12 091101 9 A major work on games and mathematics. It contains some very heavy mathematics but is a mustfor any serious student of the genre. It must be rated as the 'master-work' on this subject, but it is not easy reading.

Mathematical Magic Show Martin Gardner Penguin Books 1977 ISBN 0 14 007118 0 One of many books written by the author, a regular contributor to Scientific American, with puzzles, paradoxes and some games.

Mathematics in School has published many articles that relate to games in the classroom. The issue for January 1986 (Vol 15 No 1) was devoted entirely to the use of games in the mathematics classroom. Dave Kirkby ran a 13-part series, starting in Vol 15 No 4, called Maths Games Workshop. Alex Friedlander and Nomi Tazi wrote an article about Early Algebra Games in Vol 16 No 1. A new series of articles began in Vol 20 No 1, by Bernard Oldfield, entitled Games in the Learning of Mathematics. The Shropshire Mathematics Centre have provided many stimulating puzzles and games through their articles in the maths Resources section, as has Don Steward. His article in Vol 25 No 3, Going Loopy, describes some excellent games developed by Gillian Hatch at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Many school textbooks have now valued the use of games and puzzles in the learning of mathematics and have, often tucked away and probably under-used, examples of games and puzzles under such headings as Just for Fun. SMP resources have many games integrated into their texts. Keep an eye-out.

Commercial Games Some examples available, worth purchasing for Maths and Puzzle clubs:

Mastermind Spectrangle Continuo Arithmatrix (Scrabble with equations Battleships September Chess Draughts Triominoes Spatial puzzles - such as Soma Cube, Steinbeck's Cube, Tangram Squares.

Purchase from: W H Smith, The Science Museum catalogue, Hawkins catalogue, etc (usually advertised in newspapers on the run up to Christmas). Also: Tarquin Publications, Stradbroke, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 5JP. Taskmaster Resources Ltd, Morris Road, Leicester, LE2 6BR

You could spend a lot on games, or you could make your own!

Software Microsmile software 10 out of 10 Maths The World of Number Details of these and other maths programs from AVP, School Hill Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP6 5PH.

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Surf the Net

Some, possibly, useful addresses:

Shell Centre for Maths Education http:acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent

ATM http:acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.ukSchEd/pages/atm

Maths Forum - Problem of the Week http:forum.swarthmore.edu/pow2/index/html

MathMagic http:forum, swarthmore.edu/mathmagic

BrainTeasers http: nearnet.gnn. com/gnn/meta/edu/curr/math/brain/index.html

MegaMaths http:www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/welcome.html

UK Schools Maths Resources http:www. liv.ac.uk/-evansjon/maths/mebu.html

Fun With Numbers http:www.mind.net/xethyr/numbers/index.html

Saxon's Maths Challenge http:www.saxonpub.com/Math-Challenge.shtml

Maths Association of Victoria http:www.srl.rmit.edu.au/mav

American Mathematical Society http:www.ams.org

Eric's Treasure Trove of Maths

http:www.astro.virginia.edu/-eww6n/physics/physics.html

Fibonacci http: www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fibnat.html

Mathsnet http:www.paston.co.uk/users/mathsnet

Smile http:www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/smile/index.html

Nelson nelinfor@nelson.co.uk

Ginn http:www.ginn.co.uk

Escher http:www.texas. net/escher

Microsoft http:www.microsoft.com/uk/education

UK School Resources http:www. liv.ac.uk/-evansjon

Games http:www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/games/gameindex.htm

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