Number games

The Function Game

One player tries to guess the other player's mathematical rule.

Number Probe

Each player tries to guess the numbers in a square by asking questions about combinations of them

Number Bulls & Cows - Play!

Players take turns in trying to guess each other's number.

Picture games

Heads Bodies and Legs

Players take turns in drawing a head, a body, and a pair of legs, without letting the other player see them. The point of the game is the fun of seeing the resulting pictures.

Pictionary

One player has to get the other players to guess a word by drawing a picture.

Territory games

3D Noughts and Crosses

Players take turns in marking squares on a 4 x 4 x 4 grid. The first player to get four squares in a row wins.

Dots and Boxes

Players take turns in drawing lines between dots on a grid. The player who completes the most boxes wins.

Noughts and Crosses

Players take turns in marking squares on a 3 x 3 grid. The first player to get three squares in a row wins.

Topological games

Sprouts

The players take turns in joining dots according to simple rules, until one player cannot make a move.

Word games

Word Square - Play!

Players create word squares with the same letters, and the one with the most words wins.

Countdown - Play!

Players compete to find the longest word from a set of 9 letters.

Scrambled Word Ladder Race - Play!

Each player chooses a word with the same number of letters. Both players then try to make a scrambled word ladder between the two words. The player with the shortest ladder wins.

Word Ladder Race - Play!

Each player chooses a word with the same number of letters. Both players then try to make a word ladder between the two words. The player with the shortest ladder wins.

Word Bulls & Cows - Play!

Players take turns in trying to guess each other's word.