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Copyright 2011 Teresa Evans.

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15 pebbles
A game for 2 players Each player uses a different colored marker or pencil.
Players take turns to color one, two or three pebbles (the player chooses how many).
When each pebble has been colored the winner is the one who colors the odd number.
If you get seven and your opponent eight, you win. If you get six and your opponent
gets nine, they win.
Can you work out who should win - the first or second player - and how?

GAME 1

Winner __________

GAME 4

Winner __________

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GAME 2

Winner __________

GAME 5

Winner __________

GAME 3

Winner __________

GAME 6

Winner __________

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Unlucky seven
A game for 2 players
Players take turns to throw a dice and write the number anywhere on the grid. Players
have to avoid making a pair of numbers totaling 7 that are joined vertically or
horizontally. The game ends when a player is unable to place the number in a square
without making a pair that totals 7. The other player is then the winner.

In this game if the next player throws 5 they would be unable to

write the 5 in the grid as it would make a pair that totals 7 in each
of these spaces. The other player would then be the winner.

3
3

6
2

2
4

2
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Winner _______

Winner _______

Winner _______

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Winner _______

Winner _______

Winner _______

Variation Try playing Unlucky Eight where a pair totaling 8 cant be created or
Unlucky 6 where you cant make a pair totaling 6.
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ladders
A game for 2 players
The first player throws a dice and writes the number in one of the boxes on their ladder.
This number then stays in this place and cant be moved to a different box.
The next player throws the dice and records this number in a box on their ladder.
Each player has two more turns and records the number after rolling the dice.
When the three boxes have been filled, the players calculate the multiplications and add
the answers together.
The player with the largest total is the winner.
Game

Game

Player 2

Player 1

6 x

6 x

5 x

5 x

4 x

4 x

Player 1 Total

Player 2 Total

Player 1

Player 2

6 x

6 x

5 x

5 x

4 x

4 x

Player 1 Total

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Player 2 Total

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