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e. Recreational mathematics is mathematics carried out for recreation (entertainment) rather than as a strictly research- and application-based professional activity or as a part of a student's formal education. Although it is not necessarily limited to being an endeavor for amateurs, many topics in this field require no knowledge of advanced ...
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 [ 2][ 3] by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, [ 4] the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, [ 5] and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980 [ 6] via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns ...
Rubric (academic) In the realm of US education, a rubric is a "scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students' constructed responses" according to James Popham. [1] In simpler terms, it serves as a set of criteria for grading assignments. Typically presented in table format, rubrics contain evaluative criteria, quality definitions for ...
Nine men's morris is a strategy board game for two players dating at least to the Roman Empire. [ 1] The game is also known as nine-man morris, mill, mills, the mill game, merels, merrills, merelles, marelles, morelles, and ninepenny marl[ 2] in English. In North America, the game has also been called cowboy checkers, and its board is sometimes ...
The 24 puzzle is an arithmetical puzzle in which the objective is to find a way to manipulate four integers so that the end result is 24. For example, for the numbers 4, 7, 8, 8, a possible solution is . The problem has been played as a card game in Shanghai since the 1960s, [ 1] using playing cards. It has been known by other names, including ...
NA: January 12, 2009. Genre (s) Puzzle game. Mode (s) Single player, multiplayer. Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method [a] is a puzzle video game published by Nintendo and developed by Jupiter for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, then later in Europe and Australasia.
Quarto is a board game for two players invented by Swiss mathematician Blaise Müller. [1] It is published and copyrighted by Gigamic . The game is played on a 4×4 board. [2] [3] There are 16 unique pieces to play with, each of which is either: tall or short; red or blue (or a different pair of colors, e.g. light- or dark-stained wood);
The Campaign for North Africa has been called the longest board game ever produced, with estimates that a full game would take 1,500 hours to complete. [1] [2] Reviewer Luke Winkie pointed out that "If you and your group meets for three hours at a time, twice a month, you’d wrap up the campaign in about 20 years."