Games That Teach

You Against the Computer:
1. Mastermind
The classic game of discovering patterns.
2. MATHO
Multiply and find 5 in a row to win.
3. Planet Blaster
Choose +,-, x, ÷. Compute, fire!
4. Concentration
Test your memory; practice your + or x.
5. Hidden Picture
+,-,x. Uncover the hidden picture.
6. The Sliding Number Puzzle -12 tiles
See how few clicks it takes to make the picture!
7. Tetris
Easier version for newbies.
8. Qbi
Interesting game of observation, logic, and strategy.
9. Arcade Village (more links)
10. Yachtzee
Lots of fun; fast game completion.
11. Asteroinds
Classic game.
12. Connect Four
An old favorite for logical thinking.
13. Play Tetris
Harder version for advanced players.
14. Good-Old Pong Game
Drives me crazy, though.
15. Play Breakout
Pong-like game. Tracking; hand-eye coordination.
16. Catch Ball
An early Windows 3.1 game.
17. Anyone for a quick game of checkers?
A thinking man's game!
18. Space Invaders! Classic.
19. Galaxia Asteroids-like.
20. Tower of Hanoi (version 1)
21. Tower of Hanoi (version 2)
Choose your number of discs to move.
22. Game of Concentration
Up to 4 players optional.
23. Bead Jump Solitaire
Try to jump/remove as many beads as possible.
24. Throwing Darts
Work on your subtraction skills too!
25. Tic-Tac-Toe

Torus & Klein Bottle Games:
26. Tic-Tac-Toe (new URL)
27. A Klein Bottle Crossword Puzzle
28. A Tourus Maze
29. Tourus Word Search
30. Jigsaw Puzzle
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31. Chinese Checker
The old toothpick or golf tee game. Jump as many red circles as possible. 
32. Power Block
Block your opponent from marking the squares.
33. Battleship
Much easier than the board game and FUN!
34. Dots
An old high school study hall game. Difficult to beat the computer!
35. MathGym
Nice collection of games. Try "MathGym Invaders".

36. Sleuths on the Loose
Find measurements. The sound is kind of loud too.

Other Stuff You Need To Know:
37. States and Capitals
Review states from capitals or capitals from states. Great applet.
Fun To Look At:
38. Rubik's Cube
39. Ooooo…Pretty!

Problem Solving:
40. Brain Benders
Puzzles to print and solve.
41. Solve  a Magic Square Puzzle
42. The Old Chicken Crossing Problem
How does the man get the chicken, the corn , and the fox across the river?
43. The Census Taker Problem
44. The Light Bulb Problem
45. The Pool Ball Problem
46. Make the letter T
47. Make a Square
48. Make the letter F
49. Make the letter H
50. Flipping Discs
51. Guess My Number
52. Puzzles and Proportions
53. Where is Digit?
Discovery:
54. How Airplanes Lift Off the Ground
55. Play with a Jet Engine
56. Hang Glide from the Empire State Building
57. It's Symmetry (Man)
58. Design and Fly Your Own Model Rocket
59. Design and Fly Your Own Kite
60. How the Atmosphere Affects and Airplane
61. On what day of the week were you born?
62. Make a Fancy Paper Airplane
63. More Cool Paper Airplanes
64. Origami Projects
65. An Airplane Engine Simulator (go mach 2!)
66. The Slingshot and the Coconut
KYLE TIMMERMAN's Creations...
1. Clock
Standard or digital. Stopwatch function. Try it!
2. Sudoku
Puzzle solver.
3. Hanging Mobile
4. Jigsaw Puzzle Size Up
How about a different kind of puzzle?
5. Use a Wacky Ruler
Problem solving with a ruler! Good site too!
New!
Tetris, Simon, Hare & Hounds, Switch It, Tactics, Rubic's cube, Hexagon, Towers, IQ, Sliders, Triplets Fiver

Updated 10-15-06

Making abstract
math more concrete.