Strategy Games of the World
Strategy Games of the World (course 8)
Instructor: Tom Mathern
Grades 2-3
Game Websites:
- Play Othello at www.springfrog.com/games/othello/othello.htm
- Play Set at www.setgame.com
- Play Nine Men Morris at http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~leif/games/index.html
- Play Go Moku at http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~leif/games/index.html
- Play Mancala at www.rocketsnail.com/mancala
- Play Pente at www.pente.net
- Play Knight’s Tour at www.borderschess.org/KnightTour.htm
- Play Achi at http://achi.appspot.com
- Play Mu Torere and Shisima at www.lutanho.net/play/mutorereshisima.html
- Play Hex and others at www.gametheory.net/games/online.html
- My favorite Chess site is www.chesskids.com
- More Chess at www.chess4kids.com
- Play another version of Nine Men Morris at http://merrelles.com/English.html
- Play another version of Go Moku at http://www.springfrog.com/games/gomoku/
- Play Abalone at http://www.clickhere.nl/abalone/
Field Trip: Minnesota Historical Society
Phone 651-259-3000
www.mnhs.org
Free museum passes, including the Minnesota History Center at http://www.melsa.org/MuseumAdventurePass/index.cfm
Guest Speakers: Gary and Mike Showalter from Dale’s WoodCraft
Handmade wooden games (Mancala, Nine Men Morris, Chinese Checkers, Ceega)
www.daleswoodcraft.com