The inventor/author of
this new game, Sunya, is Paul Latell. He works in the counseling and teaching
fields and received his master’s degree from Barry University. Sunya, the “u” is pronounced as the “oo” in book, is
the Sanskrit word from the ancient and classical Hindus language. It means
empty or void of any quantity. In the game, the winner is the first player to
go out of cards.
The game set comes with
four components:
·
The
Parent/Teacher Guide: This is a thin spiral bound book printed mostly in black
and white. The front and back covers are printed in color on heavy cardstock. It
includes instructions to play the game along with a short history about math.
·
The number
playing cards for adding and subtracting: This is a set of 60 cards that
include wild and operation cards along with addition, subtraction, and equal
symbols. These also have ten frame dots indicating the number amount.
·
The amazing
math and science fact and riddle cards: this set of 30 cards includes math and
science riddle questions.
·
A special
Adding and Subtracting number line card: this timeline is printed on heavy cardstock
and it is helpful in helping to count.
This game is meant for 1-5 players aged 7-adult. Getting
started playing is quite simple too. Players can either sit in a circle or
semicircle and choose to either play the Adding or Subtracting game. One player
is the dealer and they set up a number sentence with a plus or minus sign,
depending on the game being played, along with an equal sign. Space is left
between the signs so that number cards can be added during game play. The
dealer then takes 3 cards, 2-9, to make a number sentence. For example if you
were playing the Adding Game 3 + 4 = 7.
The dealer deals four cards to each player and then the
first player tries to complete a number sentence of their own. You can either
have the player to the left of the dealer go first or the youngest player. We
choose to do the latter when we play. You keep playing the game until the first
player to go out of cards. He or She then yells “Sunya”. If another player
catches you not saying “Sunya” then you have to draw another card and try
again. At the end of each round the game
winner draws a card from the math and science riddle pile and reads it.
In our copy of the Parent/Teacher guide we have two pages printed in color. I personally like the color printed pages, but it would not detract me from buying the product if it was only offered as a black and white printing. I like the color pattern too, the orange and purple coordinate nicely and are pleasing to the eye.
This game is simple to use and play. There are several other
variations or different ways to play the game, but we stuck with the original
because McKenzie is only 6. We really enjoyed this game and I liked that I
could have McKenzie practice her math facts with the cards during her quiet
time. She never complained about doing that, so that is a win, win! My favorite
part of the cards is the ten frame at the bottom. McKenzie was able to use the
ten frame to count the numbers when she got stumped on a math fact. I also laminated the timeline card to increase its durability, especially with a toddler in the house.
Be sure to check out what
my CrewMates thought about both the Sunya Addition & Subtraction and the
Multiplication & Division games by clicking the banner below.
Company ~ Sunya Publishing
Product ~ Sunya - The
Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Adding & Subtracting
Ages ~ 7 to adult
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