Something is thrilling about sitting at a Tongits table. The cards shuffle, the anticipation builds, and for a moment, it ...

Fifth-graders at Moreland Hills Elementary School recently held a Probability Carnival featuring games of chance they created. Students would assess theoretical versus experimental probability, and ...

From Monopoly to Backgammon to Yahtzee, our first experiences with board games almost always feature sets of six-sided dice. They’re a great way to create some randomness and chaos in a game, but ...

Editor’s Note: Published in 1959, this article comes from Martin Gardner’s legendary Scientific American column Mathematical Games. Read more classic Mathematical Games articles in our 2024 special ...

Mathematics plays a critical role in shaping modern gaming, influencing everything from odds and payouts to game design and ...