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You can only place a counter on a calculation which does not already have a counter on.  \n• Work out the answer in your head. You can use the number line to help you.  \n• Say the calculation and the answer.  \n• Your partner will check in their head (or on a calculator) .  \n• If you are right, you place a counter. Then it is your partner’s turn. If you are wrong, you don’t get to place a counter.  \n• The winner is the first person to complete an unbroken path of counters  \nfrom the Earth to the Moon (path can go across, down, diagonally) . See below.  \nVariations  \n• If you get an answer wrong, your partner can remove one of your counters from the board.  \nExamples of winning paths.  \nSUBTRACTING TO 50  \n| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |\n\nWho will be first to get from Earth to the Moon?  \n24-16  \n30-12  \n28-14  \n20-7  \n17-13  \n13-11 40-32  \n22-9  \n29-16 24-10  \n45-30 42-37  \n31-14 32-20  \n30-12  \n34-12  \n46-30  \n42-24 20-13  \n26-13 31-25  \n38-22  \n42-9 39-17  \n27-16 30-18  \n23-16 27-19  \n21-18  \n40-26  \n44-29  \n36-23 37-21  \n30-19 19-14  \n41-32  \n28-12 21-15  \n39-32 33-22  \n28-16 50-9  \n50-24  \n36-32  \n45-38  \n50-16 40-27  \n20-19 33-18  \n42-26  \n46-29 49-33  \n35-26 37-20  \n50-36 21-9","cbCaia6rmduHOgdK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia6rmduHOgdK","pdf",239112,"English","# Game Overview\n## Instructions\n## Game Board and Components\n## Variations","[{\"question\":\"What is the goal of the Race to the Moon game?\",\"answer\":\"The primary goal is to be the first player to create an unbroken path of counters from the Earth to the Moon on the game board.\"},{\"question\":\"How many players are required for this game?\",\"answer\":\"The game is designed for 2 or 3 players.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens if a player answers a subtraction question incorrectly?\",\"answer\":\"If a player answers incorrectly, they do not get to place a counter; additionally, in the variation rules, the partner can remove one of the incorrect player's existing counters.\"}]","Race to the Moon - Subtracting to 50 | PDF",1792681666]