Unlike most other ThinkFun games, I don't think it makes sense to buy these, as all you really need are the dice. I instead encourage you to buy an assortment of dice (here's an example via Amazon affiliate link) which you can use for many different games!
I wanted to note a few things about dice games:
- Most can also be played with a deck of playing cards (like this), but there are subtle differences when playing with dice... previous roles don't effect your chances, you don't need a flat surface (rolling them in a tupperware container works well), etc.
- Look for games that have some strategy involved in addition to practicing mental math.
- Customize games to your child's skill level by modifying the allowed operations, number of dice, and type of dice. You can even invent a new game!
- Dice games are great for when you have just a few minutes to fill - a round goes by very quickly, and you can easily bring them with you anywhere.
- Sets of dice made for D&D and other role-playing games work really well for math games too!
- Spend some time looking at the shapes of the various dice. Why did they chose those numbers? Could you make a fair seven-sided die? Note that most of the ones in sets are Platonic Solids.
No comments:
Post a Comment