One of the first "adult" card games I remember learning as a kid. I'd like to think that I have pretty good mental math skills, and I'd like to think that a lot of that comes from my dad's family's love of crib...that and Euchre.
I grew up in rural Scotland, and visited Canada a few times before moving here. One of my early memories is that on those visits, a crib board was always out, with someone, (cousins, aunts/uncles or grandparents) battling over a game.
If you are not familiar with Crib, you can find the rules here. It is a lot to explain in the blog, so check the rules out.
Basically the mental math comes in because the students are adding quickly as they place the cards down. You get bonus points for having 15 in your hand, or reaching 15 in the round. Players quickly have to pick up on the sequences that make 15, and try to play accordingly to get to 15. After they get to 15 in the round, they have to try to get to 31, so again, playing your cards strategically works to the players advantage.
Recently, I have been trying to buy as many crib boards as I can. They aren't cheap, and the cheap ones aren't good. I hit up Value Village, Dollar Stores, Walmart, but could only get a few. Finally, brainwave. Use Google Draw to create a mini-board. I have to thank @alicekeeler for sharing how to turn a Sheet into grid paper, which enabled me to create the mini crib board.
The students can make their own copy, share it with who they are playing. As they move around the board, they'd put an X, or a new colour on the space they've moved. The downside is that they cannot play this from different locations due to the need for cards, but it is a great classroom activity if they complete their math work.... As long as devices are present :)
Crib Board
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