Around the World in 80 Games

Where should you move first in Connect 4? What is the best property in Monopoly? And how can pi help you win at rock-paper-scissors? Embark on a global tour of the world’s greatest games and discover the mathematics that underlies them. Explore how mathematics and games are intertwined, and discover how understanding math can help us play games better! Each week, you’ll learn games from a different region of the world, investigate the strategies involved in seemingly simple games of chance, and explore mathematical ideas through games, challenges, and experiments. Along the way, we’ll test strategies, look for patterns, make predictions, and see where the math takes us.