Semper Smart Games PlaySmart Dice Math-Tac-Toe Math Game: Get Sharp on Mental Math with a Fun New Twist on a Timeless Classic! Multiple Skill-leveled Math Bingo Made Fun for 8 and up!

As a 6th/7th grade math teacher and a math tutor for upper elementary through algebra, I am always looking for new ways to engage struggling and reluctant mathematicians. Two of the biggest challenges I've faced teaching math since Covid shut down schools, would be a lack of fluency with basic computation and a lack of math resiliency. For a variety of reasons, there have been gaps in mastery which has lead to drops in confidence. This game is a great tool that enables differentiation in a couple of different ways (operations and number complexity). I used this game in my intervention small groups and in tutoring. Every student was engaged in the game and we all really liked that they could all play together, regardless of comfort level. When asked about the game, one student said, “I kinda loved it because it was just hard enough to make you think but easy enough to win!” I appreciate this game for helping me encourage math risk taking with students that were apprehensive with other games. I am also the auntie of two Challenge 24 Game competition winners and I am really looking forward to introducing them to this new game the next time we visit!

This is such a fantastic game! Set up is virtually non existent, just open and go. The game can be played a few ways, so you have options. One of the great things about it is players can play TOGETHER but at different levels. Each player simply chooses a card with operations that they know how to do. They're problem solving and sharpening math skills without even knowing it. My 10 and 5 year old just played together, both learning at their own level but playing together. This is so nice since often game difficulties dont span such a range. The ways to play and change the tic tac toe winning pattern keep it feeling new each time. My children even came up with more games using the supplies - like super tic tac toe where they laid all the cards out and rolled until they filled every spot. Such a great buy!

This is a fantastic game that helps us do math problems in our head and get super fast at it. We really enjoy playing it and love the challenge of figuring out math problems. It's great for the adults who might be rusty and we love that it can be a quick game rather than something that takes a long time to play. It's also easy to play multiple rounds for a longer night of playing. They have easy game-boards for the young kids (addition, subtraction) but it goes up to much more complicated boards as they grow into adults. I would recommend this game for all age groups and wish we find more games like this at regular stores. There are so many games out there that do not teach good things and this one is such a wonderful addition to our homeschooling family. We sometimes play this instead of math worksheets which delights our little boy!

We picked this game up after seeing the inventor at a homeschool convention. It is absolutely brilliant!!! Love that you can have multiple levels of players, multiple players, and even adapt it for younger than the suggested 8 years old for siblings who want to play as well!!! My kids got their math lesson in the form of a game, what would be a better way to learn!!! It's challenging in a fun way to where they want to learn math and challenge each other! So glad we talked with the inventor at the convention and bought this game as well as other games he's invented. If you can learn in the form of a game, the kids retain the knowledge better and have so much fun they forget they're learning! You won't regret buying this!! And look into his other amazing games as well!!

Great way to work on math skills!

I am the academic coordinator for a summer camp. Many of the kids, no matter their age, are still struggling proficiency in basic math facts. I love Semper Smart Games and so I immediately thought to buy dice and Election Night for camp. Then I discovered this new game. It is perfect because I need activities that challenge the advanced students as well. It is very hard to find fun games that can truly accommodate this great of diversity in ability in a single classroom. However, Semper Smart Games appears to have found a way again. After opening, I was excited to see design features that will make it even easier to use in a large classroom. The green cards (+/-) are on the back of blue cards (+, -, x, /), so I will be able to quickly pass out a card to each student and then have them determine which level is appropriate for them. This summer, I plan to have everyone start with green and get used to the game, then those that are more advanced can move up to blue and then red. My family played both as a group and the one-on-one. Be warned that the one-on-one brings out the competitive side since they can remove each other’s chips. However, this added to the fun and provided them a lot of math practice. I have gotten multiple copies and am excited to use at camp this summer.

Basic math bingo

Wow! Math-Tac-Toe is such a versatile and fun game to play. My kids are naturally competitive, but they all have varying abilities in math. This game allows them to play and practice their math skills at their appropriate level while not having an unfair advantage over a sibling. The lid with the felt lining is really nice since we don't have to go chasing the dice. Oh and if you have some kids who are too impatient to wait for their turn while another kid is figuring out their answer - just roll the dice once and have everyone use those numbers to come up with answers at the same time. It works like a charm! This is the only math based game that my kids keep asking to play over and over again. It is truly a winner in my book!