Math Dice Jr.

We had one of those awkward extra days in math this week. You know the ones...the ones where you've finished every possible thing for one topic, but don't want to start a new topic since you only have one day before the weekend. So, we decided to play Math Dice Jr. by Thinkfun.

Tessa really loves Math Dice Jr. It's so quick and easy to play. There are six jumbo dice...five cubed and one twelve-sided target die. After rolling all of the dice, players try to come up with combinations of the cubed dice that equate to the number on the target die. Players can use either addition or subtraction to create their combinations. The object is to use as many dice as possible in a single combination. The more dice used, the more spaces players get to advance on the scoring track. Math Dice Jr. doesn't come with game pieces, so you get to use whatever you want. We like to use Squinkies.

Tessa used the numbers five, two, four and one to create a combination of four dice that added up to equal twelve on the target die. As a reward, she got to advance four spaces on the scoring track.