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We hope that you enjoyed playing this game and thinking carefully about the most useful questions you might ask to work out your partner's shape.

Kenton, from the USA, shared some of his favourite questions with our team:

Does your shape have triangular faces?

Does it have rectangular faces?

How many sides are there? [We're not sure if this is a yes/no question. Perhaps it could be reworded slightly?]

Kenton also shared an amusing moment from playing this game with his partner:

"One time me and my partner picked the same shape and that was cool. I like this game a lot! I hope you do too!"

Thanks, Kenton. That's a really lovely message to share with everyone

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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