Learning to Play Fun Factor!

Learning to Play Fun Factor! Goals: Have Fun and Learn About Factoring. Improve Math Student Interaction.

What comes in the game box? A few Number cards call for an action to be done: A deck of 72 Numbers To Factor cards.Players take turns playing the Prime cards needed to complete each Number card. Here’s a few samples: A deck of 108 Prime Numbers cards. Only the first 8 Primes are used. Different amounts of each Prime are mixed together with a few Wild cards. To start the game, ten Prime cards will be dealt to each Player. Factoring Help notes. Each Player gets a copy that lists the factors of each Number card. A Playing Field.It acts as a game board to organize Number and Prime cards while the game is being played. A Score Sheetwhich lists the Players and their Round by Round cumulative scores. A Game usually lasts 2 or 3 Rounds. Eddy Andy Beth Coco Dina 0 33 26 7 44 32 11 53 0 23 32 44 79 7 67 2 14 27 18 0 34 58 106 25 67 Game over when any score exceeds 99. Lowest score is the game Winner.

Setup:Put the Playing Field on the table center. Shuffle the Numbers to Factor Deck, then put it on the Playing Field. Shuffle the Primes Deck, then put it on the Playing Field.

Coco From 2 to 8 (or more) Players can play. See who deals : Give each Player a Prime card. The Player with the highest Prime card will be the Dealer of the first Round. A Turner and a Stacker are also needed. Let’s Play! Barb Dina Andy Stacker Turner The Stackeris the Player on the dealer’s right. When a Next Number is completely factored, the Stacker moves those Prime cards to the Used Primes Pile. The Turner Is the Player on the dealer’s left. When a new Number card is needed, the Turner turns over the top card from the Numbers to be Factored Deck and puts it on top of the Next Number Pile. Eddy I’m the Dealer! Dealer

Coco Reshuffle and deal 10 Prime cards to each Player. (deal 3 or 4 at a time, players arrange them in order) Andy turns over the top Numbers to be Factored card, and makes it the Next Number: It’s 30. Players take turns clockwise from the Dealer. Barb Dina My Turn!! Andy Stacker Turner Eddy So I’m dealin’ Dealer

Coco Andy has all the factors for 30; he plays 2, 3, and 5. 30 is done: Dina stacks its factors on the Used Primes Pile. Then Andy turns over his BonusNumber card, 51. Andy plays his 3, but he doesn’t have a 17, so his turn is over. Now it’s Barb’s turn. Barb Dina I got ‘em all. I can play a 3 Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Barb plays the 17 needed to complete 51. Dina moves the factors to the Used Primes Pile, and Barb gets a Bonus Number card, 32. Barb can play all five 2’s needed for 32, but then her turn is over (only 1 bonus card allowed/turn). I got all five 2’s!. I have 17!. Barb Dina Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Coco’s 1st card is a Pass 1 Card, so he passes Barb his 11 card. He still gets a bonusNumber. Andy turns over Coco’s bonus Number and it’s 66, so Coco plays a 2, 3 and a wild (for 11). Dina stacks the factors and now it’s her turn. I’m done. Sorry, Barb… Barb Dina Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Dina’s new Numberis 91, so she plays 7and 13. The primes are stacked, and a bonus Number is turned. Too bad: Her bonus card is a Draw 1 Card, so Dina draws a new Prime for her hand, a 7. Now it’s Eddy’s turn. Barb Dina Oh, bummer! I have both. Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Eddy’s new Number card is 72, so he plays three 2‘s and two 3’s to complete 72. The primes are stacked, and a bonus card is turned. His bonus Number is a 49, so he plays two 7’s. Now it’s Andy’s turn . Barb Dina Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Cooool. Who’s #1 ? Dealer

Coco Andy’s Number card is 80, so he plays two 2‘s and a 5 – so Barb get’s a chance to finish it. Barb has no plays (two more 2’s needed) so she draws a Prime – it’s a 2 … So she plays it. Because 80 is still incomplete, it’s Coco’s turn. I have to draw. Barb Dina Only have 3 plays Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Coco plays the last 2 to complete 80, so he gets a bonus Number card. His bonus card is a 9, so he plays two 3’s to finish it. Dina’s next Numberis 77, but all she can play is a 7. It’s Eddy’s turn, can he “go out” to end Round 1 ? Got the last 2! You go, Dina. Barb Only have a 7. Dina Andy Stacker Turner Eddy Dealer

Coco Eddy plays his 11 to complete 77, so he gets a bonus Number card. His bonus card is a 75, so he can “go out” by playing his 5 and his wild (for a 3). Congratulations Eddy! Now score each player. Barb Dina Andy Stacker Turner Eddy I’m Out!Count ‘em up, guys Dealer

Coco List each player and add the Primes left in their hands: Eddy’s score is 0 since he went out. Andy’s score is 39 (7+13+19). Barb’s score is 27 (3+3+3+7+11). Coco’s score is 27 (2+3+3+19 for the wild). Dina’s score is 30 (2+2+2+2+5+5+5+7). The game would continue until some player’s score exceeds 99. Have fun playing Fun Factor! Barb 27 27 Eddy Andy Barb Coco Dina 0 27 39 27 30 Dina Andy Stacker Turner 30 Eddy 39 0 Dealer

Learning to Play Fun Factor!