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The Fruit GameNim-style logic game
Tower of Hanoitransformation logic game
Awarinumber sense game
Pentominoestwo-dimensional geometry game
The Chaos Gamepatterning game
The Game of Lifedynamic patterning game
Hex-7geometric logic game
Geometry: Hidden Picturematching game
Resizing Jigsawtransformation matching game



The Fruit Game
http://www.2020tech.com/fruit/index.html
  • Several kinds of fruit are placed on the "table."
  • You can go first, or tell the computer to go first.
  • You (or the computer) "eat" as many of one kind of fruit as you can, per turn.
  • The object is to beat the computer by removing the last piece of fruit.
There are many versions of the Nim game. Another one, which uses coins, is at http://www.chlond.demon.co.uk/Nim.html

Tower of Hanoi
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/recurrence/hanoi.shtml
The Tower of Hanoi puzzle was invented in 1883 by a French mathematician, Edouard Lucas.
  • Rings are placed in a "tower," from largest (at the bottom) to smallest (at the top).
  • You move one ring at a time onto one of two additional towers.
  • You cannot place a larger ring on top of a smaller one.
  • Try to move all the rings onto the last tower. Can you do it in fewer steps?


Awari
http://members.aol.com/sstev74322/awari10.htm
Awari is an ancient game based on mathematical principles. It was popular among poorer people because it can be played using stones and holes in the ground.
  • You play against the computer.
  • You can choose to move first or second.
  • The object is to capture the greatest number of stones.


Pentominoes
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~rsimms/java/pentominoes/
Pentominoes are made up of five squares in different arrangements, which form a variety of shapes.
  • Tile a section of the plane with no empty squares left over.
  • You can rotate or flip any pentomino before placing it in the playing area.


The Chaos Game
http://math.bu.edu/DYSYS/applets/chaos-game.html
The Chaos Game uses the Sierpinski triangle to present a challenging puzzle. There are four levels of difficulty provided.


The Game of Life
http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html
The Game of Life uses biological growth patterns as well as patterning to simulate the growth or death of a culture.
  • There are several rules for survival, which you can mix and match.
  • The object is to create a "living" system that is able to sustain itself.


Hex-7
http://www.mazeworks.com/hex7/index.htm
Hex-7 is a strategy game played on a hexagon-tiled board.
  • You try to build a path across a playing surface, which is made up of hexagons.
  • You play against the computer.
  • You can choose to move first or second, and you can play at novice or advanced level.


Geometry: Hidden Picture
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geopicture
This game involves concentration.
  • As you correctly identify geometric terms, a hidden picture will be revealed.
  • Several pictures are available.


Resizing Jigsaw
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/sizeandscale/sizeandscale.html
The pieces in this jigsaw puzzle are not the correct size.
  • You need to resize each piece before you place it in the puzzle. Choose one of six available factors, which will make a piece larger or smaller.
  • To make things trickier, you have a limited amount of time to determine the correct size for each piece.


Rubik's Cube
http://webplaza.pt.lu/geohelm/myweb/cubeold.htm
The Rubik's Cube applet allows you to manipulate a Rubik's Cube in three dimensions. The applet will randomly scramble the cube for you. Further information on Rubik's cubes, solutions, and a 6 × 6 × 6 tile version is provided through links.






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