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If you’re a member of BSClub, this is where you get bonus downloadable materials such as rules variants, additional scenarios, and even free games! Just find the game below that you’re interested in, then click on the file you want to download. Make sure you have your password ready (this was sent to you in the newsletter).
If you’re not a member, you can join the BSClub for free here so you can get the bonuses too!
Math Puzzle activities to try at home
Here are a couple of mathematical puzzle activities that you can try at home. The Balance Lock is an introduction to algebra as you balance an equation to open a locked door. Buckets of Fun has you trapped in a room filling with water. You must calculate the volume of the bucket provided to figure out how many times you need to fill it to escape.
Middles – A game that uses a regular deck of cards
If you have at least 3 players, you can try out Middles! It’s a card game in which you win not by having the highest or lowest, but by being in the middle! Download the pdf of the rules, try it out, and let us know what you think!
Mathemagician’s Duel – Physical Distancing Rules
If you want to play, but are worried about touching the same cards as others during (a pandemic) flu season, here are our Physical Distancing Rules, which will allow players to play with a complete set each, so they don’t have to share cards.
Mathemagician’s Duel – Apprentice Rules
Apprentice Level Rules for younger people who want to play, but are having trouble with the rules, or maybe you just want to play a quicker version of the game!
History Games – Grade 7
Here’s an assignment Scott did with a grade 7 history class in which had them playing board games. This is the written assignment that went along with it. They played Age of Empires III, A Few Acres of Snow, and 1754: French and Indian War.