On Friday, the students in my math classes learned to play a new card game. Here are the rules:
1. Two to three players can play.
2. Each player gets four cards placed face down. Cards are placed as shown below.
3. Turn cards over.You now have two fractions in front of you.The top card is your numerator.Bottom card is your denominator.All face cards and Aces are worth 10.
4. Add the two fractions together.
5. Make sure to simplify your fraction.Make sure to make any improper fractions proper.
6. Compare your fraction to the other player.
7. The largest fraction wins.That player gets all of the cards that were just used. Put your winning cards off to the side.
8. Repeat until all the cards have been used in the deck.
9. Count how many cards you collected during the game.The person with the most cards wins.
You can also change up the game by doing the smallest fraction wins, or the fraction closest to 1 or any other benchmark number. Have fun playing it! I know we did!
The only problem is that this game still does not have a name. Any suggestions? Please leave a comment if you play the game or if you have an idea for a name of it. Don't forget to use only your first name and last initial.
