Math Battleship

Design a Battleship-inspired two player game with math.

Project Image

Tools

Laser Cutter

2D Vector Software, Gravit or Vectr

3D Printer

3D Modeling Software, Tinkercad

Materials

1/8" birch plywood and/or 1/8" acrylic sheet

3D Filament

Hot glue

Project details

The basic game setup consists of two 9.5 inch by 8 inch boards, one for the bottom and one for the top. Each board contains an 11 by 11 grid of 1/8" square holes. The centers of the holes are located 5/8" apart from each other. As shown here, the holes represent lattice points in the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system. By labeling the axes differently, you can create a game with points in any quadrant, or in all 4 quadrants.

The basic game board has about 1.25" of blank space to the left and to the right of the grid. The top board also has about an inch of space to the top of the grid. This blank space is made so you can customize your boards. Sample customizations are shown. You can use the laser cutter or handwrite designs, your name, or mathematical graphs to help you while playing the game.

Have a question or want to share your Makes with us? Contact us!

k12maker@mit.edu