Maya Madness : The Mysterious Numbers Card Game

by Gamewright

Product Features

• Game comes with 69 cards, 20 number tokens, 4 number lines and rules.
• For 2 to 4 players
• A 2003 Parents' Choice Recommended award winner.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B00008X37Z
• Item model number: GWI508
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,424 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Among their many achievements, the Mayan civilization was the first to understand the power of zero. This card game uses their principles and symbols to bring math alive for kids and help them understand positive and negative numbers. Each player gets a number line on which they can measure their progress, from -5 to 5. They are then dealt cards with numbers on them, and secret tokens. All tokens and cards feature both Arabic numerals and Mayan number symbols. Your goal is to add and subtract your cards to reach your secret token number. But be careful or you may plunge into the world of negative numbers! Game comes with 69 cards, 20 number tokens, 4 number lines and rules. For 2 to 4 players.A 2003 Parents' Choice Recommended award winner.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning concept of negative numbers, December 14, 2003

By 

Y. Leventhal (Oak Hill, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Maya Madness : The Mysterious Numbers Card Game (Toy)

This is a great educational game: it is fun and in no time kids learn the concept of negative numbers. It is rated for kids 10 and up, but I've played with my son who is 5 and he has no problem playing this game, though he did not want to sit through my explanation of what a negative number was (which didn't affect his game playing).

The game comes with a ruler/measuring strip with which kids can do their calculation visually. The strip is not as good as I would like--I wish they put some sort of slider on to help kids keep track of the current sum, but it works nonetheless.

The key is for an adult to play a few rounds with the kids and teach them how the game works. We love it in our family. Like many of the Gamewright games, it has a very specific range in educational value. If your kid has trouble grasping the concept of negative numbers or adding or subtracting with negative numbers, this game just may solve the problem.