Digit Dog and Calculating Cat are playing Pass the Peas Please, a game they found on www.nrich.org
A game for 2 or more players
You need:
2 dried peas (or beans or counters or sweets).
A plastic cup.
A piece of paper and pencil for each player.
To play:
Each player begins by writing 50 on their piece of paper.
Player 1 places two dried peas into the plastic cup and tosses them onto the game board.
They add the two numbers the peas land on and then take the total away from 50 and write the answer on their score sheet.
The next player takes a turn.
In the following turns, the players take the sum of the numbers away from the new remaining number.
The first player to reach zero wins.
Variations
Start with 0 on your score card and keep a running total of scores. The winner is the first to reach 50.
Use one pea instead of 2 and either subtract the number the pea lands on from 50 or keep a running total.
Use 3 peas to play the game.
Change the number you start with on your score card – make it higher or lower.
Each player takes a turn to throw two peas and add the numbers. The player with the highest total wins that round. Play 10 rounds.
Each player takes a turn to throw two peas and add the numbers. The player with the lowest total wins that round. Play 10 rounds.
Each player takes a turn to throw two peas and finds the difference between the numbers. The player with the highest difference wins that round. Play 10 rounds.
Use this board and start with 10 or 20 on your score cards.
Make your own boards. Choose the numbers you put on the board.
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