Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games―And Why They Matter
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Part of: Math Illuminated: A Visual Guide to Calculus and Its Applications (4 book series)
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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Daniel Finkel –
Funny, beautifully written, informative overview of math games and their deeper relationship to mathematics. A wonderful read!
Daniel Kuck-Alvarez –
The best book I’ve bought this year
LoRider –
This book is just fun – both the games and the writing! These games involve the deep level logical thinking that is at the heart of mathematics – it is not basic arithmetic games. Even if you don’t play a single game, the book is so witty, entertaining and insightful that it’s worth reading anyway. I found parts laugh out loud funny.
I bought this book the day before our family went on a trip, but I didn’t get to read it as much as intended because my twelve year old son confiscated it and read it cover-to-cover. This book turned out to be a perfect travel companion – my family played games like Quantum Go-Fish, Dandelions, Win-Lose-Banana, Quantum Tic-Tac-Toe and Sprouts in the car and at the airport. Even my eight year old son has requested to play these games again and has gotten our family playing Quantum Go Fish at dinner. Read the book because it’s interesting, play the games because they’re fun, and find yourself smarter in the end – the way all good learning happen.
Muthukumarasamy.R –
Fine
Eugene N. –
Was given as a gift for 11yo son. Reads with pleasure, plays pencil games.
For me particularly it was quite interesting to learn about quantum tic-tac-toe.
Carol –
My students love the games in this book.
K. Hickman –
I have four children ages 6-17 and I also tutor middle school math and these games and explanations are so fun and fantastic for all of them. Truly this book rocks, thank you Mr. Orlin for your work!
Amanda K Olsen –
Fantastic book for math teachers and math enthusists.
Mr. Stephen Holmes –
I teach middle school and high school mathematics. One of my students’ parents mentioned this book to me. It looked intriguing so I got a copy. Spoiler alert: It has been revolutionary in my math teaching.
The games are very easily explained, even to squirrely seventh-graders, who can start playing almost right away but soon discover what appears to be a simple game actually has lots of twists and turns and strategies. I just finished playing one with a group of 30 kids (the combination game “Neighbors”) and it was a huge success. We played three games and the kids’ strategies completely changed by the end of the third game. You could watch their minds take in information, think it over, and come up with new plans. At the end, a student said, “That was so much fun! We should do that every Friday!”
I agree with the author that current math curriculum is dreadfully boring. This book of games brings the beauty and joy of math back into the classroom. I especially love how he relates the games to real-world situations which require similar thought processes.
I feel it should be part of everyone’s math curriculum. Heck, it should be part of every curriculum; it covers ideas in science, statistics, government, physics, and more! If you are a teacher, you won’t be disappointed.
TW –
My middle-school-aged son enjoys math and science, and he has loved the games in this book. I’ve played several with him and the ones I tried out were easy to learn, but challenging to master. I also wanted to point out that the book is a very nice hardcover and quite a bit larger than I expected.
l –
Fabulous. This and especially the book, Math Games with Bad Drawings, were hands-down my 10 year old’s favorite Christmas gifts. We have played at least a dozen games. They are all fun, pleasant “brain teasers”, not difficult.
Lori MacKenzie –
If you are looking for EASY games for your students (or children) to play, this is a GREAT book. I love the humor, great ideas, and background information for each game.
ells –
A really fun and educational game – really interesting different games
Roadrunner At Large –
I read the reviews and was expecting to like this book, but now that I have it, I like it even more than I expected. The first game alone was worth the purchase. The kids had fun with it, and mom and dad did too.
The games are fun for all ages, and are helpful too for those looking to brush up on some math skills.
Note, not all games are directly math-related, however they are STRATEGIC games that have a math bent if you care to look for it.
If you are looking at this, I highly recommend that you buy the hardcover. While I don’t have the “game” format of this game, my sense is that that is a waste. Buy the book, and you have all you need at home to play the games. This book proves you don’t have to spend a lot of money to have a lot of fun.
Maurizio Codogno –
Vabbè, Ben Orlin e i suoi disegni brutti non hanno bisogno di presentazioni. I giochi qui presenti (non sono davvero 75 1/4: alla fine c’è tutta la spiegazione di come è arrivato a quel numero) mi erano in parte noti ma generalmente sconosciuti: Orlin si muove nel sottile crinale tra non spiegare assolutamente le possibili strategie e dare troppe spiegazioni. La struttura secondo me è anche ottima, non tanto per la suddivisione in capitoli a seconda della matematica che sta dietro il gioco quanto per le variazioni indicate alla fine di ogni gioco e che spesso sono giochi dalla strategia completamente diversa. Ma soprattutto quella che mi è piaciuta è la parte “perché è importante” alla fine della spiegazione di ogni gioco. Spesso quando giochiamo non vogliamo farci tanti problemi: ma se uno è un matematico dentro, a volte i problemi sono più divertenti del gioco stesso, e sapere quali sono i temi matematici toccati può essere utile.
Ricordo che esiste anche la scatola con gli strumenti per giocare, se uno è un collezionista 🙂
duck –
Kids love it.
Math Customer –
Full of intriguing games, a few familiar but mostly new to me. Has been popular with maths-loving recipients from 8 to 13!
Jollygosh –
My son is studying maths at uni and Santa was kind enough to bring him this book for Christmas. We have had so much family fun over the Christmas break on the blackboard challenging each other with the games in this book.
Just one issue: the drawings are fantastic!!
Leaf –
It’s a fabulous book. Bought it for my 11year old’s birthday. He started to read and he is totally loving it.
MrsChris –
My 9 year-old and I really enjoy these math games! Even my 4 year-old can play some of them. The handy white boards, markers, and other tools make it an easy, portable learning game. I would recommend!
eduardo munoz –
Loads of fun playing the games and laughing at the (bad) drawings. The author is also very funny.
Amy –
Ben Orlin makes math fun and accessible with this collection of games, complete with his clever drawings! This is a great resource for bringing some fun new ideas to math class— excited to get my middle schoolers playing!
LGator –
Love this book and how it goes over games step-by-step. Can’t wait to try them!