Mastermind game giveaway

First of all... Math Teachers at Play 34 is online... go check out the posts!

Then... I'm doing a giveaway again... one of you, my readers, can be a lucky one to win a free Mastermind board game!

Update: The winner is now chosen, the third commenter below, named Äiti. This went quick!!!!!! Comments are therefore closed.

The lady who contacted me about it said that many of today's adults actually KNOW the game from their childhood, but don't know it's still available.

I haven't played it as a child, but a few years ago I found Mastermind online (on several math games websites), and I found I like it!

This is how Mastermind works:
You need to guess the "secret code" of colored pegs: both the color and the order they are in. You make a guess, and your opponent (or computer) tells you some clues. A black clue means you got one peg the right color AND in the right position, whereas a white clue means you got a peg with right color in the wrong position.

It's basically a logic game... you need to think logically about your guesses and the given clues.

Go play it online here (against the computer) at National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. This version is nice, as it allows you to limit the number of colors, which is helpful for new players or small children.

How to take part?
Simply leave a comment to this blogpost. Follow my blog and once you see I've chosen the winner, the winner needs to contact me with their contact and shipping info. This giveaway runs until I have 10 comments OR January 31, whichever happens first.

Math Mammoth Geometry 2 giveaway

Recently I offered one of my customers a free book for finding an error in the answer key... she declined and wished someone else could have it who is in need.

So I'll give one electronic copy of Math Mammoth Geometry 2 book (PDF file) to one randomly chosen lucky winner.

To participate, you need to do two things:
1) Leave a comment in this blogpost, explaining how and where you'd use this book, AND
2) Email me so I have your email address.

If you have no use for this geometry material, please don't participate, and let someone win who can use it.

If I choose a winner who didn't email me, then I cannot contact them. In that case I will have to choose another winner.

I'll first choose a few best entries based on how/where they'd use the book, and then choose randomly among those.

This 'contest' closes and winner will be chosen whenever I notice (in checking my mail) that there are at least 10 participants. So hurry up!

Office furniture giveaway

Here is your chance to win a piece of office furniture in this little giveaway contest:

• First go check www.csnOfficeFurniture.com website and find a piece you'd like to have if you are the lucky winner. It needs to be $135 or less in value.
  
  
• Then, to participate, purchase any of the Math Mammoth or Make It Real Learning products at Kagi store between now and July 9, 2009.
  
  
• In the comments field on the order page, put either the name of the piece of furniture you'd like to win or the URL to its web page. If you leave this comment field blank, I will not know that you wish to participate, so it is crucial!
  

That's it! I will have a random draw for ONE winner within the participants, and put you in contact with csn Office Furniture company. They will pay for the shipping within United States.

Links you might need:

• www.csnOfficeFurniture.com to check what piece of furniture you'd like to win


• Math Mammoth Blue Series information and order page


• Math Mammoth Golden Series and Green Series information and order page


• Math Mammoth Light Blue Series information and order page


• Math Mammoth discounted packages / CDs information and order page


• Make It Real Learning workbooks information and order page.