Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
The game of SKUNK presents students with an experience that involves both choice and chance. The object of SKUNK is to accumulate points by rolling dice.
Points are accumulated by making several "good" rolls in a row but choosing to stop before a "bad" roll comes and wipes out all the points.
SKUNK can be played by groups or by individuals.
Goal: To be the player with the most points at the end of the game.
How to Play: To start the game each player makes a score sheet that looks like this :
Each letter of SKUNK represents a different round of the game. Play begins with round 1, the “S” Column.
At the beginning of each round, every player stands, and two dice are rolled.
Each player records the sum of the dice on their scoresheet under the column for that round (i.e. Under the “S” for round 1)
Players can choose to sit and keep their points for the round, or choose to stand and take a chance to increase their score for that round. Once a player sits down in a round, they may not stand up again during that round.
The dice are rolled again, all standing players can add the sum of the rolled dice to their existing score for the round.
A round ends when:
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a one is rolled, all standing players receive no points for that round
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double ones are rolled , ALL points accumulated in the round for ALL players are wiped out (even those who are sitting).
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if all players choose to sit
If a “one” or “double one” occurs on the very first roll then that round is over.
At the end of the last round players accumulate all of their points for each round, the player with the most points at the end of the five rounds wins! Players can re-roll one die for a tie-break.