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Be a math detective and guess the missing numbers that are in nobody’s hand.

Ages: everyone | Difficulty: Kids can play | Playtime: 30 minutes

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What do I need?

Three simple steps.

  • Read the short playful rules.
  • Click Download > Files > "1 - Base Set.pdf"
  • Print, cut, play!

Want more? You can also generate your own material right on this website! Or pick one of the other PDFs available in the Download section.

The base game is simple enough to play with young kids that can do simple math (with low numbers). Only the expansion (included in the base material) has text on the cards and some more complicated effects.

Material

Pick your desired settings and press the button! (A new page will open.) When in doubt, just use the defaults for your first game(s).

Turns the material mostly grayscale. Don't compress PDF. (Slightly higher resolution, but huge file size.)

Not working? Or unsure what to do? The "Download" button above has PDFs I already made for you! Pick any one of those.

Credits

The fonts used are JSL Ancient (body text) and Requiem (headings). Everything else (idea, code, rules, assets, etcetera) is mine.

I’d been bouncing around an idea about a “murder by numbers” game for a while. You’d deal all the cards except for a few, and you’d win the game by guessing which of the cards were not in player’s hands. The idea was solid, I just couldn’t find actual simple gameplay to support it.

Until I played a few card games that are based around (unknown) numbers too, which gave me the final push on how to approach this game! I quickly finalized the rules, prototyped it, and then I finally had my “Death by Digits” game about guessing the missing numbers :)