Math Sprint - The Mental Math Game (A REVIEW)

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

 

Our games for homeschool time are growing in number this fall. This school year I am purposely adding many new games to our collection that stretch our brains and make great learning tools, so I was thrilled to be chosen for this review of Math Sprint - The Mental Math Game from Byron's Games. It challenges the students to think about/mentally figure out math problems while racing around the game board. 

Math Spring - The Mental Math Game box cover

Having a physical board game that's not online or connected to any screen is always a plus. There are tons of online programs that can challenge kids in mental math but that's the last thing my boys need. They spend enough time on the screens. I'm excited for ways to challenge and engage them in math that use physical objects, so I'm always so thankful for these kinds of new games that are coming out. This game is a fun way to learn how to quickly do math mentally, and it doesn't even feel like it's learning time. It's exciting racing around the track and trying to answer the problems!

The game board with our "runners" on it and cards with the math challenges in the middle.

The age ranges for this game are any age, really! I had a 4th grader and a 7th grader playing, but the difficulty of the math problems can be lowered to just addition and subtraction if needed for younger players. We included all the operations (including multiplication and division) a few times and it proved to be a bit too hard for the 4th grader. I even had to think a bit! The game also has 3 varying lengths to how long the game lasts. There's the 100M, 200M, or the 400M race to choose from. The 100M being the shortest distance to "run" around the board and therefore the shortest game, and the 400M being the longest distance to "run" (all the way around the board) and the longest game. I think our shortest game was about 30 minutes.

He's (the coach) asking the other player what the math problem is on the card.

How does the game work? Everyone takes turns being the "coach." This person asks the person whose turn it is the question on the card. If the person gets it right they move forward a certain number of steps. If they don't get it right they stay where they are. There are also cards that can take them back a few spaces. The "runner" that makes it to the finish line first, wins! There can be as many as 8 runners on the board which means up to 8 students playing!

This game is awesome. It's well-made. Sturdy box, cards, board, and playing pieces. They all feel thick and like the game will last. The instructions are simple so it can be pulled out for a quick math review to warm-up the brain, or a longer game to enjoy together. I would absolutely purchase this if I were looking for games to add to our homeschool collection. As it is I am considering Byron's games-Continent Race game to purchase for our homeschool collection as well.

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