Conrey, Brian. Donaldson, Brianna. (2021). SET. In S. Bowen (Ed.), Math Circle Activity Database. American Institute of Mathematics. https://mathcircles.org/activity/set
The Game of SET
Contributor(s): Brian Conrey, Brianna Donaldson
Math Circles: MTC Network
SET is a fun game that can be enjoyed by kids as young as 6 and is challenging even for adults. It is rich in counting problems and is great for getting people to pose problems. It is also an example of a finite geometry and interesting to explore how well one’s geometric intuition works.
Activity Guide
This guide looks at the activity in detail and goes into the underlying math.
Digital App
Twelve SET cards are laid out. Your goal is to find as many SETs as possible. Puzzle is updated with new cards daily at 12:00 am PST.
