I had MathDice, the edition for older kids already and got this for you youngest recently, to keep her brain active and developing over the summer, now that school is out.
To play this game, you roll the odd sided die to reveal a number, then roll the regular dice to give you a set of numbers with which you have to make the first number. Harder than it seems. You can only use multiplication, addition, division and subtraction to achieve this goal, and only making integers.
The dice are really chunky and colorful, so the kids love them. My youngest loves that she has her own version of her sister's game. It makes her feel grown up! :P
This game comes with a little bag to store the dice. It's small, cheap, and a great way to get kids to practice math with out it being dull! Every parent should buy this game for their kids! ThinkFun Math Dice Jr.
One challenge that we always seem to face when starting a new school year is refreshing the kids' memories. The lazy days of summer always cause them to forget a few keys bits of information. To help ease us back in to the school year, I start a month before having them play fun educational games that reinforce those key skills they will need to start the school year.
ThinkFun recently released a new game that is perfect for this and also for use throughout the school year as well to reinforce basic addition and subtraction concepts. It's called Math Dice Jr., and it's very inexpensive. Math Dice Jr. comes complete with a 12-sided Target Die, 5 6-sided Scoring Dice (brightly colored and chunky for smaller hands), a flexible Scoring Track, and a handy dandy pouch to store it all in. It's small and easy to store or take on the go. Gameplay is fairly simple...
Roll the 12-sided Target Die to obtain your target number, then roll the five 6-sided Scoring Dice. Using addition and/or subtraction, combine the Scoring Dice to match the target number, moving one space on the track for every Scoring Die used. The first player to reach the finish line on the scoring track wins!
Math Dice Jr. grows with your child! It not only feature a shorter track for less experienced students, but also allows your child to acquire the target number with simple addition and subtraction using two numbers, or by using a combination of addition and subtraction. For instance, if the player rolls a 7 on the Target Die, and then rolls a 4, 5, 1, 3, and 2 on the five Scoring Die, he/she could use the following problems to reach the number 7 - 3+4, 5-2, 4+5-2, 5+3-1, 2+1+4, and so on. It can get complicated but only if the child chooses to make it that way. You'd be amazed the combinations they come up with to get those extra spaces or leave less dice remaining for their competitors!
My only complaint is that the game markers used to move along the board are not included, but they do offer printable ones on their website, as well as a printable Scoring Track, too. One of my favorite things about Math Dice Jr. is that all the pieces except for the 12-sided die are easily replaced if lost. The large chunky dice can be replaced by normal game dice, and with the printable options offered on the ThinkFun website you don't have to worry about not being able to play! Find this and more fun educational games at [...].
**I received this product free of charge for the purpose of this review.
My kids love putting together number combinations. It's fun and totally educational. And I can throw it in my bag and take it anywhere, so if we have a few minutes sitting around we can play a math game on the go! If you think you'll like this, check out Story Cubes too!
Similar praises to previous reviews. Portability, a fun way to learn math, etc.
The biggest selling point for us is that it is a simple game that the whole family can play and not get bored quickly. Many children's games get pretty boring fast for the adult/parent that is usually a player with the children. The logic and strategy involved kept me interested and wanting to play as much as my daughter (age 6). Our little one (age 2) is curious and enjoys watching us in action. She likes to help roll the dice.
Great travel game too.
I love how much fun MathDice Jr is for the kids! They are learning, yet don't even notice because they are having so much fun! The dice are also larger, so there is no choking hazard, and they are colorful! The 12-sided die always gets them super interested because it is unusual. :) Students and teachers will love playing MathDice Jr anytime they have a few extra minutes of classtime! - Family Game - Fun - Games - Childrens Games'
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