Go figure, stick figure!
Today’s puzzles begin with a low-fi version of Countdown: you roll five dice and using the basic arithmetical operations aim to get as close as possible to a target number.A roll of five dice produces the numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
The idea of the book is that maths can be playful – and social. Almost all the games he writes about are for two or more players, and are to be enjoyed by anyone aged 10 and up. For example, the game from which today’s puzzles are adapted is as follows. One player calls out a number between 33 and 99. This is the target number. The player then rolls five dice. Now all players have two minutes to get as close to the target number. Your score is your distance from the target, and, evidently, lower scores are better.
I’ll be back at 5pm UK with the solutions. NO SPOILERS. Instead, please discuss your favourite maths-based games.I set a puzzle here every two weeks on a Monday. I’m always on the look-out for great puzzles. If you would like to suggest one,
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