Number Quest (1997)

Overview

Number quest is a game of making numbers from the combination of the roll of 4 dice. The game consists of a Diamond shaped board separated into 100 hexes numbered 1 to 100.Numbers 1 and 100 start at opposite ends of the diamond and the rows in between are filled in by the following combinations. Coloured orange 1,2-3,4-6,7-10,11-15, Coloured turquoise 16-21,22-28 Coloured yellow 29-36,37-45 Coloured blue 46-55,56-64 Coloured green 65-72,73-79 Coloured purple 80-85,86-90 Coloured red 91-94,95-97,98-99,100 All of the numbers are printed in black except for the prime numbers which are printed in white. On a players turn they roll 4 dice and try to make a number by addition, subtraction, multiplication or division using each number once and all four numbers.Once the number is made they cover the number with a token and receive a reward dependent on the numbers value.The reward given will be orange section 10,turquoise section 20,yellow section 50,blue section 100,green section 200,purple section 300 and the red section 500.It is then the next players turn to make a new number by rolling the dice.However numbers covered over are out of the game. If a player places a token to form a triangle of 3 hexes then they gain a bonus of 100,If the number covered that form the triangle is a prime number then the bonus is 200. If a player can not form a number on their turn then they miss a go.