Purpose:
To practise
subtraction and immediate recall of facts.
Players: 2
Equipment: - deck of cards: Ace to 9 (Ace =1)
Instructions:
- Players divide the cards evenly between themselves.
- Each player turns over one card at the same time. Players must subtract the smaller number from the larger number of the two cards and say their answer out loud. The first player to say the correct answer collects both cards.
- In the event of a tie, set both cards aside and continue play. The winner of the next round that doesn’t end in a tie takes all the cards set aside by ties.
- Play continues for a set amount of time or one player loses all their cards. The player with the most cards is the winner
Variation:
For
a three-player game, assign two players as the addition cards. (Add their card values together.) The third player’s card will be subtracted
from the sum of the other two.
