Cover art for Math Games with Bad Drawings
Published
Black Dog & Leventhal, August 2022
ISBN
9780762499861
Format
Hardcover, 368 pages
Dimensions
29cm × 18.8cm × 3.4cm

Math Games with Bad Drawings 75 1 4 Simple Challenging Go-Anywhere Games & And Why They Matter by

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Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain.

From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games. This ultimate game chest draws on mathematical curios, childhood classics, and soon-to-be classics, each hand-chosen to be (1) fun, (2) thought-provoking, and (3) easy to play. With just paper, pens, and the occasional handful of coins, you and a partner can enjoy hours of fun-and hours of challenge.

Orlin's sly humor, expansive knowledge, and so-bad-they're-good drawings show us how simple rules summon our best thinking.

Games include:

  • Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

  • Sprouts

  • Battleship

  • Quantum Go Fish

  • Dots and Boxes

  • Black Hole

  • Order and Chaos

  • Sequencium

  • Paper Boxing

  • Prophecies

  • Arpeggios

  • Banker

  • Francoprussian Labyrinth

  • Cats and Dogs

  • And many more.

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