Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—And Why They Matter

Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—And Why They Matter

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  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2022-04-05 06:52:20
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Ben Orlin
  • ISBN:0762499869
  • Environment:PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Summary

Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games。 With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain。

From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games。This ultimate game chest draws on mathematical curios, childhood classics, and soon-to-be classics, each hand-chosen to be (1) fun, (2) thought-provoking, and (3) easy to play。 With just paper, pens, and the occasional handful of coins, you and a partner can enjoy hours of fun—and hours of challenge。

Orlin’s sly humor, expansive knowledge, and so-bad-they’re-good drawings show us how simple rules summon our best thinking。

Games include:


Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
Sprouts
Battleship
Quantum Go Fish
Dots and Boxes
Black Hole
Order and Chaos
Sequencium
Paper Boxing
Prophecies
Arpeggios
Banker
Francoprussian Labyrinth
Cats and Dogs
And many more。

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