Play petals around the rose game

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Create Listings. Tired of ads on Kongregate? You can now be Ad-Free! Add up the total amount of petals and get the answer for each roll. If there are no petals or roses, the answer is zero. For example, if you get a roll with 5, 4, 6, 1, there are 4 petals around the rose.

The die with 1 represents a rose without a petal. The die showing a 5 has 4 petals around the rose. Therefore, the total number of petals around the rose is 4. If you get 2, 4, 6, 1, then the total number of petals will be zero.

There are no dice with dots in the center and therefore no roses. Part 3. Get 4 - 5 dice and a willing friend. Challenge a friend to play the game and solve the puzzle for themselves. Ask your friend, "How many petals around the rose are there?

Remember that different people will take different lengths of time to work out the solution. Some even say that the smarter you are the longer it takes you to work it out! Tell your friend this if they are struggling to work out the solution. It will inspire them to keep going.

Tell your friend the number of petals around the rose for each roll. Let them know the number of petals but don't reveal the logic behind it.

Offer some helpful hints. Remind them that the name of the game is significant. Also, the answer will be either an even number or zero. Allow them several chances to guess the answer. If your friend thinks they have worked out the solution, test them by rolling the dice and asking them how many petals around the rose there are.

If they guess correctly over several rolls, they have worked out the solution. Keep one person from blurting out the answer if playing in a group.

This will keep the game fun for all members of the group and allow everyone to work it out in their own time. Tell the first person to solve the puzzle that they are a Potentate of the Rose and they must guard the secret. Not Helpful 1 Helpful You can only be on the receiving end once, but you can play with others as many times as you want. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 7. Your mission is to work out how the computer calculates the score and become a Potentate of the Rose.

Total Rolls Correct Best Run. Is Petals Around the Rose really a game? Well actually it's probably better described as a puzzle, a challenge or a brain teaser. The purpose in playing this game is to have all participants have a common learning experience to serve as background for Piaget's second key concept.

To this end, as you play the game please note your thinking processes. To begin the game, someone who knows the rule will roll several dice start with five and will tell you now many petals around a rose are showing for that roll. This will be repeated as often as necessary for most players to discover what the rule is which determines the number of petals showing on a roll.