Math Dice
BGG rank
BGG #27,649
BGG rating
5.4

Math Dice

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Rules assistance for Math Dice

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 5–10 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.6/5

Rules assistant for Math Dice

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Math Dice is a board game released in 2003 5–10 minutes per game and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Sam Ritchie and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.

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About the game

MathDice: The Fast Fun Game of Mental Math To play: 1. Roll two 12-sided dice. Multiply the two numbers together. That is the TARGET NUMBER. 2. Roll three 6-sided dice. 3. The winner is the first player to combine the three d6 in any way to match - or come closest to - the TARGET NUMBER. You can use each dice only once in the equation. Game includes the five dice, cloth bag, and an instruction booklet with these practice tables: addition/subtraction, multiplication, division, powers, and roots. This game was invented by a sixth-grader as a "Design a Game" math workshop project. Recommended for elementary age through adult.

Editions

  • Math Dice Tournament KitenThinkFun2012
  • Math Dice Jr.enThinkFun2010
  • Math DiceenThinkFun2003
  • Mathe WürfeldeHCM Kinzel, ThinkFun2011
  • Mathe Würfel Jr.deHCM Kinzel, ThinkFun2011

Mechanics

Designers

Publishers

  • HCM Kinzel
  • ThinkFun

Questions and answers

The listed playing time for Math Dice is 5–10 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.