The article focuses on the mathematical games developed based on the polyomino shapes created by American mathematician Solomon Golomb. It details the mechanics of the pentomino game created by Golomb. The spatial thinking strategy board games Cathedral and Blokus were also based on the families of shapes and the idea of Golomb's game. Information on how to play the Blokus games is given.
History
Journal
Australian mathematics teacher
Volume
63
Pagination
16 - 16
Location
Kenmore Hills, Qld.
Open access
Yes
ISSN
0045-0685
eISSN
1839-4779
Language
eng
Notes
Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice
2007, Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.