 How many numbers can you capture in this number ordering game? To play, you will need a deck of playing cards, two decks if you have five or six players, a paper clip, and a number capture spinner. To set up the game, remove all tens and face cards from the deck of cards. Let ace equal one and joker equal zero. Shuffle the deck and place the cards face down in the center of the playing area. The youngest player begins the game. The goal of the game is to be the player with the most captured cards when the center deck is used up. Now let's play around. On your turn, spin the paper clip on the number capture spinner. If you spin a two, draw two cards and make a two-digit number with one card as the tens digit and the other card as the ones digit. If you spin a three, draw three cards and make a three-digit number with one card as the hundreds digit, one card as the tens digit and one card as the ones digit. For example, if you spin a two and draw three into four, you could make 34 or 43. You must create a number not already in play. Say the number you made allowed. Place the number on the playing surface and the order it would go on a number line. Smaller numbers on the left and larger numbers on the right. If you can place your number between two other numbers, you capture the smaller number or the number to the left of yours. For example, if a 34 and a 194 were in play and your number was 78, you would capture the 34 since your number is in between the two in play. Stack the captured cards face down in a pile in front of you. If you cannot create a new number on your turn, place your cards at the bottom of the deck, draw a new set of cards and play if possible. After you play your number, your turn ends and play moves on to the left. Here are some questions to think about. If you spin a three and then draw the cards one, two and four, what numbers can you make? If the numbers on the table are 99, 137 and 351, which numbers from the previous problem will allow you to capture the most cards? How many different numbers can you make if you pick up one card, two cards, three cards? A variation for younger players changes the three on the spinner into a you choose option to draw one or two cards. This limits the game to numbers 0 through 99. Another variation allows duplicate numbers to be played during the game. If the played number fits between two other numbers, the player catches the smaller number. Now it's your turn to play. How many cards can you capture?