COUNTDOWN
This game is for all ages (not all variations) and
is published by Cadaco
I bought this game at Target. It consists of a game
board with 10 wooden "flippers" at each end of the board. Players roll two dice
and add, subtract, multiply or divide the two numbers. They flip over a wooden
key that corresponds to one of the answers. The first to flip over all 10 keys
wins.
For the younger kids, they can
flip over either of the numbers they rolled OR what they get when they add two
of them to each other.
You can play
this with just pencil, paper and 2 dice. Each player writes the numbers 1 to 10
on a piece of paper. Take turns rolling the two dice, and add, subtract,
multiply or divide the two numbers. Instead of flipping, just cross off one of
your numbers. The first to cross off all 10
wins.
The wooden flippers might make
the game more fun for younger
kids.
This is a WONDERFUL game to
experiment with. My 12 year old and I tried a number variations that we made up.
For example, we tried rolling three dice instead of two and requiring that all
three be used to get an answer. And we tried rolling three dice and you could
use the number on any one of the dice or the answer to any combination of 2 or 3
dice (adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing). We then made a new rule
for that game - you had to get the answers IN ORDER - in other words you
couldn't flip over the 2 until you'd flipped over the 1. BUT - once you'd
flipped over the 1, if you also had a "2" on that same roll, you could flip that
one too. And so on. So, if you rolled a 1, 3, 4 as your three dice, you could
flip over the 1 because you rolled a 1, a "2" because '3-1=2", a 3 because you
rolled a three and a four because you rolled a 4.
THIS is a fun game!!!
You should experiment with different
rules - change a rule and see how the game plays out.
Posted: Thu - November 13, 2003 at 01:58 AM