Purpose: To get more cards than your opponent. To maintain and improve your mental math skills. To learn the strategy, "Counting Up" (to put the large number in your head and count up with the second one).
Players: 2
Procedure:
1. Deal the entire deck between the 2 players.
2. Each player turns their deck so the numbers are not visible.
3. On the count of 3, each student flips one card over to explose its value.
4. Players race to slam the highest card with their hand. They must say the number as they hit the card. They MUST keep their hand on that card.
5. The player who slammed the card first (and said its value correctly), adds the other card. For example, if they slam a 7 and there is a 5, the 7 would be covered and they could count "8, 9, 10, 11, 12". Or they could just say 12 if they already have it memorized.
6. The player gets both cards and puts them at the bottom of their deck.
7. Each player counts to three and they flip the top card to begin again.
Players: 2
Procedure:
1. Deal the entire deck between the 2 players.
2. Each player turns their deck so the numbers are not visible.
3. On the count of 3, each student flips one card over to explose its value.
4. Players race to slam the highest card with their hand. They must say the number as they hit the card. They MUST keep their hand on that card.
5. The player who slammed the card first (and said its value correctly), adds the other card. For example, if they slam a 7 and there is a 5, the 7 would be covered and they could count "8, 9, 10, 11, 12". Or they could just say 12 if they already have it memorized.
6. The player gets both cards and puts them at the bottom of their deck.
7. Each player counts to three and they flip the top card to begin again.