How To Make A Damath Board and Chips
How To Make A Damath Board and Chips
How To Make A Damath Board and Chips
Step 3: Create 64 squares inside the frame using horizontal and vertical
lines. Each square must be 1.5 inches wide and 2 inches long.
Step 4: Write the numbers 0 – 7 on the borders of the board. For the vertical (left
and right) borders, 0 must be at the bottom while seven is on the top. For the horizontal
borders (top and bottom), 0 must be on the left while seven is on the right. Please refer
to the illustration below.
Step 5: Using a permanent marker, shade the square at 0 vertical and 0 horizontal
borders. Afterward, alternately shade the squares. The final result must look like the image
below.
Step 6: Write the mathematical operations in the white squares. The standard placement of
the operations is indicated in the image below.
2. Damath Chips
The chips used in Damath look similar to the ones used in checkers. However, Damath
chips have numbers or mathematical expressions written on them.
Illustration board
Permanent marker
Poster paint (Alternative: glue and colored papers)
Scissors
Step 2: Cut two strips measuring two inches wide from the illustration board. It is
advised to make the length of each strip equal to the length of the board.
Step 3: Sketch 12 circles on each strip of Step 4: Cut the sketched circles from the
the illustration board. Each circle must be illustration board.
1 inch in diameter. Since you made two
strips in Step 2, the total circles you’ll sketch
must be 24. These circles will be your
Damath chips.
Step 5: Write the numbers on the chips. The numbers you will
indicate in the chips depend on the variation of Damath you want to
play. Please refer to the section “Variations of Damath” for more
information.