Canoe Race

Each team has its canoe and its pad. It types its answer, then presses PADDLE 🛶. In 4-choice mode, the team taps the right answer.

• Right answer: the canoe moves forward one space.
• Mistake: whirlpool! The team’s pad is locked for 2 seconds. Better to think than to guess.
• The first canoe to reach the finish wins. Short race: 8 right answers, medium: 12, long: 16.
• The start comes after the 3, 2, 1 countdown.
• Same series: all teams get the same calculations in the same order, each at its own pace. Different: each team has its own calculations.

The calculations: addition level 1 (answers up to 20) and level 2 (numbers from 10 to 99); subtraction level 1 (numbers up to 20) and level 2 (numbers from 10 to 99, no negative answers); multiplication and division (tables from 2 to 10, exact divisions); doubles up to 50 and halves up to 100; a mix of everything. The Calculations button changes the operation during the race: each team keeps its calculation until it answers correctly. The ▤ Questions button lets you write your own questions.

With a keyboard: click a team’s name to give it the keyboard. Type the digits, then Enter. Backspace deletes a digit and Esc clears the answer. In 4-choice mode, keys 1 to 4 choose an answer.

On the whiteboard: teams can touch their pads at the same time. Every finger counts right away. The board must accept as many simultaneous touches as there are teams. If not, play with 2 teams or have the teams answer in turn.

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