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Object of the Game:
Be the
first player to make three correct multiplication equations.
Set Up:
Separate
the number cards (green cards with blue numbers) from the product cards
(black cards with yellow numbers). Stack the black cards face-down in
the center of the table. Deal out all the green cards to the
players. Players start with 3 green cards in their hands and stack the
rest of their green cards face-down to their right (this is their draw
pile).
Game Play:
One
player turns the top black product card face-up in the center of the
table and says, “Go!” All players simultaneously try to make an equation
by using their green number cards and the black product card in the
center. Players want to find two green cards that when multiplied
together will equal the overturned product card.
[NOTE:
There are no cards for math symbols (x, =) included in the game. Players
should just place the green cards side by side on the table.]
If a
player cannot make an equation, he discards one green card to his left,
and takes a new green card from his draw pile. He continues drawing and
discarding until he can make an equation. Players may not have more than
3 green cards in their hand at any time. If a player can make an
equation, he takes the black card from the center and immediately turns
over the next black card. Then he sets all the cards used to make his
equation aside, draws new green cards, and continues playing. All
players are drawing and discarding at the same time – as fast as they
can. If a player’s draw pile runs out, he draws cards from the player on
his right’s discard pile.
Players
yell “snap” as they take the black card to make their first equation,
“it” when they make their second, and “up” when they make their third.
All play stops when the one player yells “up.”
Then
that player shows the three equations he has made. If the multiplication
equations are correct, he wins! If any equation is incorrect, the black
card from that equation is returned to the center pile and play
continues.
Wild Card:
This
card may be used to represent any green number card a player chooses.
Simplified Game Play:
Play is similar to above, but instead of passing the green cards out,
they are spread out face-down in a circle around the stack of black
cards. Each player takes one black card and places it face-up in front
of him. Each player will use his own black card to make an equation. One
player says, “go” and all players draw 3 green cards and try to make
equations. If a player can’t make an equation, he discards one green
card by returning it face-down to the circle of cards, and draws a new
green card. Players may not have more than 3 green cards in their hand
at a time. If a player makes an equation, he sets it to the side and
draws a new black card. Players continue drawing and discarding, trying
to make 3 multiplication equations. Players yell “snap,” “it,” and “up”
as they make each equation. The first player to make three correct
multiplication equations wins!
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