Math Games with Bad Drawings

Math Games with Bad DrawingsBy: Ben Orlin Bestselling author and worst drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70 plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain. From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games. This ultimate game chest draws on mathematical curios,

Bestselling author and worst-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with this interactive collection of mathematical games. With 70-plus games, each taking a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, this treasure trove will delight, educate, and entertain.

From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a masterfully compiled collection of dozens of playable mathematical games.This ultimate game chest draws on mathematical curios, childhood classics, and soon-to-be classics, each hand-chosen to be (1) fun, (2) thought-provoking, and (3) easy to play. With just paper, pens, and the occasional handful of coins, you and a partner can enjoy hours of fun—and hours of challenge.

Orlin’s sly humor, expansive knowledge, and so-bad-they’re-good drawings show us how simple rules summon our best thinking.

Games include:

• Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
• Sprouts
• Battleship
• Quantum Go Fish
• Dots and Boxes
• Black Hole
• Order and Chaos
• Sequencium
• Paper Boxing
• Prophecies
• Arpeggios
• Banker
• Francoprussian Labyrinth
• Cats and Dogs
• And many more.