1234 /www/nrich/html/content/00/06/game/ 2 2011-02-01T00:00:01 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><p><mdo:image alt="Asteroids" height="165" src="asteroids.gif" width="530"></mdo:image></p> <p> </p> A game for 2 players. You need 3 dice and a list of 10 target numbers like the ones on those asteroids. <p>Roll the three dice.<br></br> Both players try to make one of the target numbers by using the $3$ numbers that come up on the dice, together with whatever operations they like (plus +, minus -, times x, divide ÷).</p> <p>Both players can blast one asteroid each, but the same asteroid cannot be blasted by both players.<br></br> (You might like to set a time limit for each chance to blast - say 2 minutes - before the dice are rolled again).<br></br> Once an asteroid has been blasted, that target number is out of the game.</p> <p>The dice are rolled again for another chance to blast an asteroid.<br></br> Play continues until all the asteroids have been blasted. Highest score wins.</p> <p>Scoring:</p> <ul> <li>10 points for each blasted asteroid</li> <li>5 bonus points for blasting 100 or 33</li> <li>3 bonus points for using division</li> <li>2 bonus points for blasting an even number (except 100)</li> </ul> <p>Variations: Change the....</p> <ul> <li>numbers on the asteroids.</li> <li>number of asteroids.</li> <li>number of dice.</li> <li>scoring system.</li> <li>number of players.</li> </ul> <br></br></mdoxml> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0"><br></br></mdoxml> 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 A game for 2 people. Use your skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to blast the asteroids. Mathematics Tools Dice Using, Applying and Reasoning about Mathematics Games Calculations and Numerical Methods Addition & subtraction Calculations and Numerical Methods Multiplication & division