Arithmetic Games Set 1

Arithmetic Games Set 1 is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Science Research Associates, Inc. and published by IBM originally released in 1981. It is currently playable on DOS.

A couple of games, Beano and Rockets, are played against the machine or a second human player. The common concept is how the plays are made: each side rolls the dice, and assembles a mathematical expression from the numbers rolled. The four basic arithmetic operators (plus parentheses) are allowed, and the result determines the play.

Beano is a variant of bingo: each side receives a 5x5 card composed of randomly arranged numbers. If a play can be made that matches a number on the card, a bean is placed on that number. The first player to fill a row, column or diagonal with beans wins the game (squares marked 'free' always count as full).

Rockets arm both players with ships, randomly placed on a 15x15 board. The moving player must specify a valid number of spaces to go (as above), and a direction. When the ship finishes moving, it fires four rockets - straight up, straight down, straight left and straight right - destroying the opposing ship if it hits. The winner is the first player to shoot down 5 of the opponent's ships.

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