Make Ten Go Fish

Here's another game to play with number cards or face cards with the J,Q, K and Joker removed.

Game can be played with 2-4 players.

Deal 5 cards to each person. Place the rest of the deck face down.

Each person sets down any pairs that add up to ten. (For example, 1 and 9, or 0 and 10). Then add enough cards to again have 5 cards in hand.

First person asks another player if they have a card (that will add up to 10 with one of the cards in their hand). If the other player has that card, then they hand it over and the first player places the pair down.

If the other player does not have the requested card, they say "go fish" and the first player draws a card. If it makes a match that equals ten, they place it down.

Then it becomes player 2's turn. They draw one card from the pile. Then they ask for a card from another player. Play continues until all cards are gone.

The person with the most matches/pairs is the winner.

Math Games: Addition and Subtraction War

I am hoping to update each week with an easy math game that can be played at home to practice and improve math skills. Most of the games can be played with number cards (cards labeled with 0-9 and a dot pattern) or with a deck of face cards with the King, Queen, Jack and Joker removed.

Addition War:
Divide the cards into 2 piles. Each person flips over the top two cards and adds them together. Then the person with the highest sum or total gets all 4 cards. For example, player 1 gets 5 + 7 = 12. Player 2 gets 3 + 6 = 9. So player 1 takes all 4 cards and sets them aside. If there is a tie, both players flip over their next two cards and the winner of that round takes all 8 cards.

Keep playing until cards in your pile are gone. Then count how many cards each person collected. The person with the most cards wins.

Subtraction War:
Divide the cards into 2 piles. Each person flips over the top two cards and subtracts the smaller number from the bigger number. Then the person with the highest answer gets all 4 cards. For example, player 1 gets 7 - 5 = 2. Player 2 gets 6-3 = 3. So player 2 takes all 4 cards and sets them aside. If there is a tie, both players flip over their next two cards and the winner of that round takes all 8 cards.
Keep playing until cards in your pile are gone. Then count how many cards each person collected. The person with the most cards wins.

Make Ten Concentration

Use number cards 0-10 (or face cards with J, Q, K and Joker removed). Place cards face down. Turn two cards over. If the numbers add to make ten, you keep the pair. If not, flip them face down again. The second person then goes, trying to make ten. Continue playing until all the pairs of ten have been matched up and all cards are gone. The winner is the player with the most cards.