Math Games with Bad Drawings
75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games & And Why They Matter
Will be published approx. on 7. April 2022
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-7624-9986-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Running Press,U.S.
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
250 Black-and-white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 291 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1392 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7624-9986-1 (9780762499861)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Ben Orlin
Math Games with Bad Drawings
75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games-And Why They Matter
E-Book
04/2022
Workman Publishing Company
€12.99
Available for download
Person
Ben Orlin is the author of Math with Bad Drawings (as well as the blog of the same name) and Change is the Only Constant. His writing on math and education has appeared in The Atlantic, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Vox, and Popular Science. He has taught middle and high school mathematics and has spoken about math and education at colleges and universities across the United States. He lives with his wife and daughter in St. Paul, Minnesota.