Math Beyond Workbooks

Two-Digit Multiplication Dice Game

• skills involved: number sense, place value, multiplication, problem solving
• materials needed: 1 die, paper and pencils

1. This game works best with two or three players. The first player rolls a die and writes this digit in one of the boxes in their own 2-digit-by-2-digit multiplication problem, set up like this:
   
   
   



2. Take turns rolling the die and writing the digits in the boxes until all four boxes are filled. Once a digit is written down, it cannot be moved.



3. The player with the largest product wins!

As a variation, the goal can be changed. Try getting the smallest product or the product closest to 1500.