Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games & And Why They Matter
Running Press,U.S.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.
- | Author: Ben Orlin
- | Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
- | Publication Date: Apr 07, 2022
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9780762499861
- | ISBN-10: 0762499869
- Author:
- Ben Orlin
- Publisher:
- Running Press,U.S.
- Publication Date:
- Apr 07, 2022
- Binding:
- Hardback
- ISBN-13:
- 9780762499861
- ISBN10:
- 0762499869