Mathematics game and method

1. A method for playing a mathematics game comprising the steps of:

providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card;

constructing a numeric sentence framework to be employed for the entirety of the mathematics game, the numeric sentence framework including at least one operational card and only one equal sign card defining positions to which numeric cards are played to create true numeric sentences during the playing of the mathematics game;

dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select number of players to provide each player with a hand of numeric cards;

creating a first true numeric sentence by playing into the numeric sentence framework created in said step of constructing a numeric sentence framework at least one or more of the numeric cards in a player's; and

after said step of creating a first true numeric sentence, each of the select number of players takes turns creating a true numeric sentence by playing one or more numeric cards from their respective hand into the true numeric sentence left by the preceding player, wherein the numeric sentence framework is structured such that only one true numeric sentence exists after each player's turn.

2. The method for playing a math game according to claim 1 , wherein not all of the plurality of numeric cards are dealt in said step of dealing, such that a remainder of numeric cards is provided, and a draw pile is created from the remainder of numeric cards.

3. The method for playing a math game according to claim 1 , wherein stacks of numeric cards are created within the numeric sentence framework as each of the select number of players plays numeric cards on top of numeric cards played by preceding players, and the number of numeric cards in a player's hand may be increased, on that player's turn, by drawing one or more numeric cards from the draw pile.

4. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein, if the draw pile is exhausted, all but the top cards on the stacks of numeric cards within the numeric sentence framework are gathered and reshuffled to create a new draw pile, while the top cards remain in their respective positions within the numeric sentence framework.

5. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein, when a 0 or 1 numeric card is played at a preselected position within the numeric sentence framework, the stack of numeric cards under the 0 or 1 numeric card are handled through a step selected from the group consisting of (a) placing the numeric cards in the next player's hand and (b) removing the numeric cards to a discard pile, and the 0 or 1 numeric card thus played is removed from the numeric sentence framework.

6. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , further comprising ending the game when a player's hand has no numeric cards remaining.

7. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein a player wins the game if the player creates a true numeric sentence using all the numeric cards in the player's hand, with the proviso that the game is not won if the next player can create a subsequent true numeric sentence by playing at least one or more numeric cards from said next player's hand, wherein the numeric cards in said next player's hand may be increased by drawing up to a select number of numeric cards from the draw pile.

8. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is an addition equation framework according to:

______+______=______,

wherein “+” represents the at least one operational card and is a plus sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the addends and sum of the addition equation framework are limited to single digit numbers.

9. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a subtraction equation framework according to:

______−______=______,

wherein “−” represents the at least one operational card and is a minus sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the minuend, subtrahend, and difference of the subtraction equation framework are limited to single digit numbers.

10. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is an addition equation framework according to:

______+______=______ ______,

wherein “+” represents the at least one operational card and is a plus sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the addends of the addition equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the sum may be a single or double-digit number.

11. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a subtraction equation framework according to:

______ ______−______=______,

wherein “−” represents the at least one operational card and is a minus sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the subtrahend and difference of the subtraction equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the minuend may be a single or double digit number.

12. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a division equation framework according to:

______ ______/______=______,

wherein “/” represents the at least one operational card and is a division sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the divisor and quotient of the division equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the dividend may be a single or double digit number.

13. The method for playing a math game according to claim 3 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a multiplication equation framework according to:

______×______=______ ______,

wherein “×” represents the at least one operational card and is a multiplication sign, “=” represents the equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines define positions for a numeric card, such that the multiplicand and multiplier of the multiplication equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the product may be a single or double digit number.

14. The method for playing a math game according to claim 1 , wherein the playing cards further include at least one variable card, and the numeric sentence framework is a framework for an algebraic equation and contains a variable card.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein, as each player takes turns creating a true numeric sentence, they may selectively reposition one or more cards left by the preceding player by moving the card or cards to different locations within the numeric sentence framework.

16. A method for playing a mathematics game comprising the steps of:

providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card;

constructing a numeric sentence framework;

dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select number of players to provide each player with a hand of numeric cards;

taking turns creating true numeric sentences by having a first player of said select number of players create a first true numeric sentence by playing into the numeric sentence framework at least one or more of the numeric cards in that first player's hand, wherein, after said step of creating a first true numeric sentence, each of the select number of players takes turns creating a true numeric sentence by playing at least one or more numeric cards from their respective hand into the numeric sentence framework, on top of one or more numeric cards in the true numeric sentence left by the preceding player, such that stacks of numeric cards are created within the numeric sentence framework as each of the select number of players plays numeric cards on top of numeric cards played by preceding players; wherein,

when a 0 or 1 numeric card is played at a preselected position within the numeric sentence framework, the stack of numeric cards under the 0 or 1 numeric card are handled through a step selected from the group consisting of (a) placing the numeric cards in the next player's hand and (b) removing the numeric cards to a discard pile, and the 0 or 1 numeric card thus played is removed from the numeric sentence framework.

17. The method for playing a mathematics game according to claim 16 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is an addition equation framework according to the following select group:

______+______=______,

and

______+______=______ ______,

wherein “+” represents the at least one operational card and is a plus sign, “=” represents the at least one equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines represent placement positions for a numeric card played from a player's hand, such that the addends of the addition equation framework are limited to single digit numbers, and the sum may be selected to be either a single or a double digit number and may further be changed between a single and a double digit number as necessary to create a desired true numeric sentence, and said preselected position is either of the addend positions within the addition equation framework.

18. The method for playing a mathematics game according to claim 16 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a subtraction equation framework selected from the group consisting of:

______−______=______,

and

______ ______−______=______

wherein “−” represents the at least one operational card and is a minus sign, “=” represents the at least one equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines represent placement positions for a numeric card played from a player's hand, such that the subtrahend and difference of the subtraction equation framework are limited to single digit numbers, and the minuend may be selected from either a single or a double digit number and may further be changed between a single and a double digit number as necessary to create a desired true numeric sentence, and said preselected position is either the subtrahend position or difference position within the subtraction equation framework.

19. The method for playing a mathematics game according to claim 16 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a multiplication equation framework selected from the group consisting of:

______×______=______ ______,

wherein “×” represents the at least one operational card and is a multiplication sign, “=” represents the at least one equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines represent placement positions for a numeric card played from a player's hand, such that the multiplicand and multiplier of the multiplication equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the product may be a single or double digit number and may further be changed between a single and a double digit number as necessary to create a desired true numeric sentence, and said preselected position is either the multiplier position or multiplicand position within the multiplication equation framework.

20. The method for playing a mathematics game according to claim 16 , wherein the numeric sentence framework is a multiplication equation framework selected from the group consisting of:

______ ______/______=______,

wherein “/” represents the at least one operational card and is a division sign, “=” represents the at least one equal sign card, and the multiple blank lines represent placement positions for a numeric card played from a player's hand, such that the divisor and quotient of the division equation framework are limited to single digit numbers and the dividend may be a single or double digit number and may further be changed between a single and a double digit number as necessary to create a desired true numeric sentence, and said step of placing a stack of cards under 0 or 1 into the next player's hand or removing the numeric cards to a discard pile is triggered when a 1 is played to either the divisor or quotient positions or when a 0 is played to the quotient position of the division equation framework.