Tuesday, September 23, 2014

To Win or Not To Win

Playing games in Math classes can be fun and enjoyable, but also can be a way of learning. In class the other day we played a game much like master mind in the sense that you have to try to match your sequence to your opponents. This game differs from master mind by the way you play. Player 1 is given a 6x6 array in which to start the game, Player 1 chooses a sequence of 1's and 0's to fill in the first row of the 6x6 array. After this is done, Player 2, in their 1x6 array, fills in a single 1 or 0. This process continues until Player 1 fills in the 6th row of their array and Player 2 fills in their last square. The goal, much like master mind, is for Player 1 to end with the same sequence that Player 2 creates, allowing Player 1 to win. For Player 2 to win, they must ensure that Player 1 does not match their sequence.