They can then choose to ‘stick’ and make that their final score, or twist and add the next number plate to their total. When a vehicle passes, add up the digits on its number plate and adds the total to the running total: if they have 47 and a car with the number ‘194’ on its plate passes, they would add 1+9+4=14 to their score and say “61”. However, you can play a variation of blackjack without having to worry about shuffling and dealing, while still getting the mathematical benefits! Each player’s goal is to get their total to 100 - or as close to it as they can.Įach player starts from zero, and take turns to ‘add a card’. It’s not very practical to play cards in the car (especially if you’re driving). Odd or even can be played to a time limit or until someone reaches a given score, depending on what the players prefer! Reach 100 As a car goes by, someone - either one of the players or a neutral - should call out the number on its plate the player who just ‘scored’ then calls out their new total. One player counts the odd number plates the other the even. The game is to predict whether the passengers will spot more even numbers or odd numbers on number plates before a time of your choosing - and then test that hypothesis! “Odd or even” is good both for practicing recognition of numbers and for counting. The canny driver with restless passengers can use these as a sort of random number generator for several possible games. You can hardly look out of a moving car window without seeing a number - whether it’s on a road sign, an advertisement hoarding or, most reliably, a passing car’s number plate. It may seem rather retro, but we guarantee you more fun than you imagine! Number plate games Just twenty minutes into a 4 hour car trip and a small voice pipes up from the back seat: “Are we nearly there yet? I’m booooored.”Īlthough it is oh so tempting, don't immediately reach for the devices to entertain the kids, give these maths games a go instead.Įncourage everyone to get involved (yes, even grown-ups) for some healthy competition.
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