Multiplication 'Bunko' ~ If it kills me, we will master those multiplication facts!

We started off simply - with just a pair of dice for each player.  We simply rolled the dice, multiplied our numbers, and added our points.  The first one to 200 won.

Then we added a little spice to our game:  If we rolled doubles, those points were SUBTRACTED instead of added to our scores!  That was fun, but we were unable to practice multiplying the higher numbers.

SO....here is the game we ended up playing and enjoying:

Each player receives four dice (each pair a different color - i.e. a pair of blue dice and a pair of red dice).  Players take turns rolling their dice.  The sum of the blue dice times the sum of the red dice equals the points awarded.  If doubles are rolled (same color dice), those points are subtracted from the total score for that turn.  Snake eyes equals minus ten points!  We played to 1,000 points. 

This ended up being a great exercise for my ADHD son, who has a hard, hard time with multiple functions.  This game allowed him to practice adding, multiplying, and sometimes subtracting to get his score.  I am hoping this practice will carry over to his daily math practice - particularly with multiplying multi-digit numbers....and will also be helpful in the near future with division.