Learn the powers of two up to 2048!
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We have collected together lots of strategy games for you to enjoy. Many of them have mathematical principles involved in their design so would make a good activity for a Mathematics lesson.
Learning the sequence of doubling numbers (powers of two) is a worthwhile pursuit for children of all ages. This game is lots of fun to play, does not require the player to already know the doubling sequence, but presents the numbers in context and in a way that will help the child learn and recognise them.
Play the game little and often! Do not spend hours and hours playing but do spend ten minutes every day working to improve your score. Your personal best score is shown at the top right of the screen and this provides a target for you to try and beat. Earn trophies as you achieve the high score tiles.
Enjoy playing the game and learning more mathematics as you do.
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Comment recorded on the 18 September 'Starter of the Day' page by Mrs. Peacock, Downe House School and Kennet School:
"My year 8's absolutely loved the "Separated Twins" starter. I set it as an optional piece of work for my year 11's over a weekend and one girl came up with 3 independant solutions."
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Changing Times
A self-marking exercise on converting between time units, from seconds and minutes to months and years. So far this activity has been accessed 172 times and 22 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.
This game is adapted from code created by Gabriele Cirulli (http://gabrielecirulli.com) based on 1024 by Veewo Studio and conceptually similar to Threes by Asher Vollmer. The details of the copyright notice can be seen here.
In the video below Steve Mould and James Grime discuss 2048 strategy and Maths.
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Bar chart showing the number of trophies earned and claimed for each level.
Mr Fontuse,
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
"Keep in mind you can achieve numbers higher than 2048 I have actually managed to reach 4096. The language used on the webpage implies the game ends after reaching 2048 and trophies aren't tracked for numbers higher than 2048 and this all irks me."
Joseph, Joseph
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
"Keep in mind, you can get 128 by random swipes, but that is quickly game over."
Lara, Switzerland
Monday, June 16, 2025
"Keep in mind that even if you do fail, you can always keep going and still try your best."