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PuzzleGames
Puzzle Games Project
1) Knight’s Tour
Visit http://wwhttp://www.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/pentamino/pentamino.htmlw.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/knights/knight.html
a) What is
the only way to move the knight?
b) What is the goal of the game?
c) Play the
game. How did you do?
2)
Pentomino’s
Visit
http://www.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/pentamino/pentamino.html
a) What is the goal?
b) What
must you do before you can begin the game?
c) Play the game. How did you
do?
3) Peg Solitaire
Visit http://www.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/solitaire/solitaire.html
a) What is
the goal?
b) What are the only legal moves?
c) Play the game. How did you
do?
4) Mastermind
Visit http://www.enchantedmind.com/puzzles/mastermind/mastermind.html
a) What is
the object of this game?
b) How many attempts did you make at the game?
Did you win?
5) Through Walls 3-D
Visit: http://games-now.com/puzzles-games/Through-walls-3D.html
a) What is
the objective of this game?
b) What level were you able to achieve?
c) What
tool helps you figure what the shape should look like?
6) Crazy Cube
Visit http://www.learn4good.com/games/puzzle/crazy_cube.htm
a) What is
the objective of this game?
b) What level where you able to achieve?
c) What
was your final score?
7) Mathemagic #1
Visit: http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.divisibility.html
a) What is
the divisibility rule for 11?
b) How does it work?
c) Pick a 4
digit number and use the rule to show if it is divisible by 11
8) Mathemagic #2
Visit http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/rubrics/math/gr8/g8problem05.html
a) How
would you square 53?
9) The Tower
of Hanoi
Visit http://www.cut-the-knot.org/recurrence/hanoi.shtml
a) What is
the objective of this puzzle?
b) How many moves did it take you to complete
this puzzle?
10) Sudoku
Visit http://www.websudoku.com/
a) Play a game at the ability
level of your choice .......How long did it take you to solve the
sukoku?
11)
Final assignment - Pick one of the 10 games and play it
several times. You need to develop a strategy for problem solving or
mastering the game. Remember to take notes on how to avoid set backs as
well as how to advance quickly through the game. You will need to type
a 1/2 page paper explaining your strategy for solving the game. Be
very specific and use examples.
FINAL ASSIGNMENT OUTLINE:
-State
the game you selected and why
-Explain the objective of
the game
-Explain the rules of the game
-Explain
helpful hints and strategies of winning
FINAL ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE:
I
selected ___________________ out the the 10 games in the puzzle
games project. The reason I selected
this game is ____________________.
The goal of the game is
__________________________________________.
The rules of the game include
_____________________________________.
Some helpful hints are
______________________________ and some
strategies
for winning are _________________________________________.