Guest article by Chris Wright from Dadding on the Road. This article is part of our Gameschooling with Video Games series. When it comes to math and logic, almost every game with an economy or some form of resource management
12+ Favorite Math Games
There are so many amazing math games!! There are also a ton of games that aren’t specifically math games, but have plenty of math in their scoring. Math games were how my family began gameschooling, and some of these games
Prime Climb
Prime Climb is often lauded as an amazing game. It has such universally glowing reviews that I finally purchased it new from Amazon, as I was having no luck finding it used (though it does pop up occasionally). This post
Dragonwood
Dragonwood is a game of dice, cards, adventurers, and monsters. It’s another game by Gamewright, so it’s sure to be a winner! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure is the third game in a series of games. The first game is supposed to work on counting, the second works on addition and subtraction, and this game practices multiplication and division. When I purchased
Shut the Box
A game that we’ve been seeing on many of our travels at many historic sites is Shut the Box. Shut the Box is the perfect game for practicing a variety of math skills, no matter your skill level or your
Bugs!
Are you looking for a fun game to practice skip counting and multiplication? Bugs may be just the card game you’re looking for! While I’m not a fan of the premise of the game, that you’re trying to be the
Rat-A-Tat Cat
Rat-A-Tat Cat is another winner from Gamewright based on the classic Golf. If you’re not familiar with Golf, it’s a memory game played with cards in which you are working to get the lowest score. How to play After shuffling,
Sleeping Queens
Are you looking for more fun math practice for your kids? How about a game that can be used with kids from young to old? Sleeping Queens may be just what you’re looking for! This post may contain affiliate links,
Scrabble
Everyone knows Scrabble, but it’s the best-known spelling game for a reason. And even better than that, you can work on your math at the same time that you work on your spelling! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning
Money Games
The possibilities for learning about money with board games are awesome. There is so much variety! Then, of course, there’s buying board games, shopping sales, and how to fund your gaming habit. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if
Clumsy Thief
What combines speed, fun, and math? Many card games, true; but I’m talking about Clumsy Thief. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost
Pay Day
Can you believe I never played Pay Day as a kid? It’s true. So I was delighted to find it at the thrift store and to realize it made a perfect addition to our games to learn about money. This
Proof!
Do you need another game to help your kids learn arithmetic? Do you love variety as much as my kids and I do? Then Proof! is the game for you! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click
Dragon Times
We’re huge dragon fans in my family, and my kids have been working on learning multiplication since they were about five years old. Needless to say, I was pretty stoked to get a copy of Dragon Times, and it’s been
Zombie Dice
The zombie craze is still going strong, showing no signs of going anywhere. If your kids love zombies as much as mine, then Zombie Dice can be a great way to sneak in some different math and logic skills! This
Yahtzee
I remember as a kid, we had a travel Yahtzee game, but I never understood how to play it. You can imagine my delight when I had the perfect excuse to learn it along with my kids! It’s the perfect