Games

(Please let us know of any other maths based games that you know are worth adding)

Flash Animations (You will need to have Flash Player installed to run these, if you haven't got it you can get it here.)
 

Virtual Rubiks Cube

Press shuffle then use the mouse to rotate slices of the cube. Move the mouse further away to rotate the whole cube. Enjoy!

 

   

Add Em Up

A nice, simple game that really does make you add! The number on the tile must match the digits figure of the sum of the tiles around where you choose to place it.

   

Beakers

A nice version of the classic, 'find another quantity using these two beakers' puzzle.

   

Mancala Snails

The traditional strategy game of Mancala, with snails. Great fun!

   

Hexiom

Move the hexagons so that each hexagon is adjacent to the number of hexagons shown.

   

MathLines

Shoot the balls to create groups of 10's and gid rid of the mathballs. (Commencer means begin)

   

Endice

Move the dice into the positions using only the number of moves on each dice.

   

Bridges

Build truss bridges for the creatures to cross, various levels all quite difficult!

   

Contour

Manoeuvre the ball to the target by raising the floor to create slopes, mind the edges though!

   

Flipit

Like Othello but different. Try to turn all the counters white, but work out how to do it first!

   

Connexions

Rotate the pipes to create loops, get the score as high as possible

   

Remaze

Simultaneously find your way through various mazes. Looks simple but isn't. Imagine maze puzzles meets the Matrix!

   

Mancala Snails

The traditional strategy game of Mancala, with snails. Great fun!

   

Broken Calculator

Try to complete the calculations with the broken calculator - some of the numbers have run off, oh no! Many levels to complete, good luck.

   

Hexagons

Like dominoes, fit the hexagons together. Is there more than one way to do it?!

   

Matches

"Move 2 matches to make..." type puzzles

   

Currency

Choose a coin currency to make the requested amounts from. Simple but fun. Borrowed from the Maths is Fun website.

   

Frogs

Interactive version of the 'Frogs' game and a good starting point for the Frogs (sequences based) investigation.

   

Square Tangram A

Borrowed from the NRich Maths website (or more specifically here). Drag them & rotate them, fit the peices together to make a square. Thanks Ellie for finding this!

   

Square Tangram B

Borrowed from the NRich Maths website (or more specifically here). A harder version of the puzzle above.

   

One to 15

Borrowed from the NRich Maths website, this is a great game. Place the numbers into the grid so that no consecutive numbers lie along a same line.

   

Simon

Follow the pattern for as long as you can. Its 'Simon Says' with a twist.

   

Maths Pairs

Match up the pairs of cards. There are 4 different versions of this activity here.

   

Higher or Lower

Trial & Improvement to find the 3 digit number, do it in as few guesses as possible

   

Million

Use your knowledge of Trial & Improvement Techniques to try to 'Win a Million!'

   

Golf Transformations

Can you score under par by cleverly using transformations to get the ball in the hole?!

   

Post Shapes

Translations, reflections & rotations make for posting the shapes through the boxes

   

Rocket Maths

Use trial & improvement to make the rocket orbit the moon or just crash into it!

   

Circle Equation

Play around with the figures to change the size and postion of the circle

   

Connect 4

Two player connect four game

   

Tesselation 1

Arrange the shapes to leave no gaps

   

Tesselation 2

Arrange the shapes to leave no gaps, again!

   

Times Table Challenge

Race against the clock to complete 10 multiplications

   

Equivalent Fractions

Change the numerator & the denominator of the fraction on the left to make it equivalent to the fraction on the right

   

Fraction Switch

Arrange the fractions in ascending order then click to check

   

Add Fractions

Find the missing fraction that makes the other two up to a whole one

   

Maths Hangman

Hangman with mathematical words

   

Shift

A platform game with a twist (it'll make sense when you play it!)