The Rowcol Game

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Not Too Close

The students numbered 1 to 8 should sit on the chairs so that no two consecutively numbered students sit next to each other. So far this activity has been accessed 53575 times and 662 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.

 

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Remainder Race

Remainder Race

A game involving chance and choice while calculating the remainder when a two digit number is divided by a single digit number.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?Num=750

The Rowcol Game

This strategy game for one or two players.

The computer does not play the 'perfect' game so you stand a good chance of beating it.

One row of the grid is selected at random for the first turn on a new or refreshed grid. After that the only tokens available are those in a vertical (column) or horizontal (row) line from the previously claimed token.

Players might plan to 'trap' their opponent into a position where there are no available tokens. In this case and for this size grid the opponent loses 25 points but is then given a new line on a refreshed grid for their next turn.

A Transum virtual trophy is available to the winner of a game (the first to score 100 points).

There is a choice of different grids on which to play the game. Use the tabs under the title to switch between grids. It would be interesting to hear which of the grids you think provides the best game experience.

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Cliff Diving Monkeys

Cliff Diving Monkeys

Test your timing skills by clicking on the monkeys so that they jump off the cliff at just the right time to land in the boat.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?Num=326

 

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An opportunity for students to write a computer program. There is nothing to download, all of the interaction takes place in the browser. Great for understanding angles and the properties of shapes.

Noah Shiber, Grade 5

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

"I wrote a paper about the RowCol Game and I thought you would like to see it! I really enjoyed the game and all its interesting strategies."

Transum,

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

"That's wonderful Noah! I really enjoyed reading your paper and learned so much that I hadn't already realised.
I like the way you worked systematically, considering different sized grids in order and different ranges of numbers. I also like your ‘luckiest’ strategy.
You may like to try to analyse some of the other games on the Transum website if you have time."

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