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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 15h
There are a few long paths in today's Versus CPU mode. Those give you a nice lead and even if you don't get to start, odds are the CPU won't take it. How high of a score can you get? I got 38 points today. hexsumgame.com/versus-daily... -- #iTeachMath
Radius-4 Versus CPU mode game with a target value of 30. Hexagons are tiled on a honeycomb board. The Hexagons have whole number values between 1 and 26, inclusive.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 15h
Oh and here's a video tutorial I posted earlier this week if you're curious. You can always try, fumble around, and do a play again. No one has to know! -- #gamedev
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 15h
Oh and here's a video tutorial I posted earlier this week if you're curious. You can always try, fumble around, and do a play again. No one has to know! -- #gamedev
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 15h
There are a few long paths in today's Versus CPU mode. Those give you a nice lead and even if you don't get to start, odds are the CPU won't take it. How high of a score can you get? I got 38 points today. hexsumgame.com/versus-daily... -- #iTeachMath
Radius-4 Versus CPU mode game with a target value of 30. Hexagons are tiled on a honeycomb board. The Hexagons have whole number values between 1 and 26, inclusive.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
wow, someone got a 40 point score. no small feat. hexsumgame.com/versus-daily... -- #games
two top 10 leaderboards are shown. one is an all time leaderboard and the other is for today's HexSum versus daily puzzle. the top score on both is 40.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The many 7s and 3s tripped me up, but I finally got it! hexsumgame.com/daily-3/2026...
HexSum radius-3 daily puzzle with a target value of 10. No paths have been found yet.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Make HexSum part of your morning routine. Five daily puzzles for free! Get some quick wins with the daily-2 and daily-3 and then either taking on the CPU or go for a slow thinking approach with the daily-4 and 5 hexsumgame.com -- #puzzle #games #HappyMonday
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
for my friends across the pond, Happy Monday! Consider giving HexSum a whirl in your maths classroom Here's a walkthrough about how you can use it in your classroom mathmisery.com/wp/2026/09/2... -- #mathstoday #maths #MTBoS
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HexSum in your Classroom: A Walkthrough | Math Misery?
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Robots and Zombies are relentless. I had a lot of fun making this video. I challenge you to stop 100 zombies! Watch the video, stress out, and then play the game mode. That's always a good order of operations. Open to all on weekends! hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... -- #gamedev #puzzle #mathsky
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's a winning board for yesterday's Versus CPU daily. Video tutorial coming. But basically, long paths and paths with a two-digit number are good as they give you a bonus for the tens place value. Aim for 6+ points per play. hexsumgame.com/versus-daily/ -- #gamedev #mathgames #homeschoolmath
30-28 victory against the CPU on a HexSum radius 4 board with a target value of 30. Several paths with light red background are seen as well as gold struck paths on a charcoal background. White hexes are unclaimed hexes.
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Carnival of Mathematics @carnivalofmaths.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's only a few more days until submissions end for this month's Carnival of Mathematics. Seen any good mathematics on the internet this month? aperiodical.com/carnival-of-mathematics
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
no audio yet, but got a fun little bubbling effect going [developed for Zombies mode, but then I figured it would be good to re-purpose this for board display]. working on SFX! remember all modes are open for the extended weekend! hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily/ -- #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Reminder: all modes are open! I extended the definition of "weekend" to include Friday evening to Monday morning :) hexsumgame.com See if you can stop the Zombies! -- #gamedev also #homeschoolmath ➡️ no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no "currency"
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i thought maybe there was something wrong with the leaderboard, but then I went to play and test what was up. And nope, nothing wrong with the leaderboard. This is just straight up a tougher board. Can't snooze on the CPU here! hexsumgame.com/versus-daily... -- #gamedev #mathsky #puzzle
A screen grab showing that the CPU has beat the player 34-30 on the HexSum game
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Bill Wood @billarama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#statsjokepoll What's the difference between a well dressed man on a unicycle and a poorly dressed man on a bike? Attire! This is a new behavior. Huge spike at 4, low sd at 1.04. This seems to be an objectively above average joke.
histogram of ratings 1-5 with spike at 4: 5%, 14%, 23%,45%,13%
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Bill Wood @billarama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I like your spirit. We'll put an algebra on jokes whether there should be one or not!
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's here! A leaderboard for Daily Versus CPU mode!! Pro accounts: your top scores from previous dailies have been factored in to the "All Time" leaderboard. Get on the leaderboard! hexsumgame.com/versus-daily/ See subsequent posts about privacy, etc. -- #HexSumGame #gamedev #mathsky
Leaderboard view for  Daily Versus CPU mode on HexSumGame.com/daily-versus
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
did you try today's daily-3? i actually got all turned around on it. hexsumgame.com/daily-3/2026... -- #gamedev #puzzle #mathgame
Radius-3 HexSum board with a target value of 10
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
one step closer to getting a leaderboard on Versus CPU mode -- #gamedev #puzzle #mathgame
A sample leaderboard view for Versus mode.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember, bits can be flipped from space ... semiengineering.com/the-one-bit-...
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The One Bit Problem That Can Break a System
Whether caused by cosmic radiation, voltage glitches, or adversarial attacks, bit flips threaten data integrity, safety critical operation, and the foundations of hardware security.
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Edamame Makers @edamame-makers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dev note: the round took a weekend to build. The reveal screen took months. Ten words, one eliminated, and every player has to find their own line and the winner's in one glance while the next rack is already loading. Free in a browser: wordking.web.app/?utm_source=bluesk…
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Carnival of Mathematics @carnivalofmaths.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Only one more week to submit your favourite online maths content for this month's Carnival of Maths! Find out more and submit at aperiodical.com/carnival-of-mathematics
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
i added some color to the game. the hyperbolic geometry art as a game mechanic still needs extra thought after talking to a bunch of players. but this basic background design was better received. and now to the wider audience, do you like it? -- #gamedev #mathart
A radius-3 HexSum board on VS CPU mode. The CPU has four points and the robot patrols the last move the CPU made.
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Bill Wood @billarama.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I give my stats class a daily joke to rate from 1 to 5 and post the results #statsjokepoll. The idea is to generate data sets to analyze, and to break up the class a bit. But this has me thinking about the nature of humor, e.g. what kind of joke would give a uniform distribution? #mathchat
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Bill Wood @billarama.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Recurring theme in stats is that our probabilistic intuition sucks. I love the birthday problem - estimate the probability that 2 people in the room of about 55 have the same birthday. 83% guessed <50%, a majority <20%. Actual answer: 98%. (Match found on checking 5 students) #teachmath
Poll: how likely is it that 2 people in the room have the same bday? Almost certain 4%, Very likely 2%, Likely 10%, About even 0%, Unlikely 20%, Very unlikely 53% (!), Almost certainly not 10%.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ooh, kiddo got 1000/1000 on a radius 2 board. that's no small feat. -- #gamedev #mathsky #mathgames
a rainbow colored, six-pointed star is shown on a completed Zombie mode board for HexSum.
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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
YESSSS!! Took a couple days, but I now have one motor function that can lets penguins hit any point on anything with any point on any other thing. Probably one of the most versatile motor tasks I've made. SO happy with this! 🐧🐟🔨🙏🧊🚿🪵 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Early feedback from some core testers were scratching their heads about the hyperbolic geometry #mathart as a reward mechanism. So I'm rethinking it. But maybe I can use the existing mechanism to add some background color to each game mode? -- #HexSumGame #gamedev
VS CPU mode on a radius 4 HexSum board. The score is 24-17 and the player has won. Charcoal hexes with amber arcs mark the player's finds. Light red hexes with red arcs mark the CPU finds. The last move by the CPU is where the robot is seen walking
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is why I always write the word "second" in "Just one second" or "Give me a second"
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Math is already stressful, so why not some more. :D Here is a frantic walkthrough of Zombies mode for your amusement and rage. Play with a Pro account. Do better than me :) hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... -- #HexSumGame #iTeachMath #gamedev
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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our mighty li'l math conference in Feb 2027 now open for proposals. Please come and share! #miched #iteachmath www.gvsu.edu/mathinaction/
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Math in Action
Math in Action 2027 conference at GVSU seeks presenters! Share math education insights.
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Daniel Wilson @helsig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Flattened spherical waveform with filter effects. #ComputerArt #CreativeCoding #DigitalArt #MathArt #SciArt
A single white line crosses itself multiple times creating a curved grid. A filter effect creates an effect resembling a moiré pattern. Math art created using Excel and Krita.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oooh, today's Blocks mode has an ideal start! hexsumgame.com/blocks-daily... -- #HexSumGame #mathgame #puzzle
An ideal start for a HexSum Blocks mode puzzle. One block is shown and only one placement is possible on this radius 4 puzzle.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm working on a gallery system (and a math system!) that creates a unique piece of #mathart for every board. Once solved, a Pro player gets that art work and can hold it in their gallery. Right now, I think I have the tiling worked out. But next is to do something with the path arcs. -- #gamedev
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Monday! Zombies, Blocks, and Maze modes are open for logged out play for another 40 minutes! hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... I started getting used to adding to 20, and now I've been winning more -- #HexSumGame #mathgame #gamedev
Zombie mode in HexSum. There are several zombies and robots approaching the center hex.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ok, got some coloring in and i think these are the best ones yet. different hyperbolic tilings seem to work better / worse with different color schemes. -- #mathart #mathsky #gamedev
math art on hyperbolic geometry of a solve HexSum boardmath art on hyperbolic geometry of a solve HexSum board
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let's just call these things "A-Eye" glasses and see how that works out.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Solve a HexSum board ✅ Render it ✅ Get some hyperbolic tiling (finally) working (lots of bugs) ✅ Pick one of the outer rings and re-render that ✅ Pareidolia effect ✅ Working on getting this into the game next as a reward for Pro accounts. Try out the game! HexSumGame.com -- #gamedev #mathsky
Hyperbolic tiling of a solved HexSum boardsolved HexSum board under hyperbolic geometry transformation. perhaps looks like a face
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ooh, you can now pay for a subscription for your favorite streaming brand with a + and still have to suffer through ads! Guess where you pay once (so no subscriptions) and get no ads and don't have to keep making microtransactions and still have fun? HexSumGame.com that's where. #games #puzzles
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Older dailies are still available at their own URL hexsumgame.com/daily-2/2026... <-- you can just type in the day in YYYYMMDD format after you identify the daily that you want to play. I haven't made a 'previous daily picker' yet, but will! -- #HexSumGame #mathsky #gamedev
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How are we liking Zombies mode? Feedback I've gotten has been - 'gives me anxiety' - 'it's definitely hard' - 'you get into a panic and then it's all over!' but these have all been positive vibes. Let me know your thoughts! play here: hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... -- #HexSumGame #gamedev
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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Grant @syncingsinking.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
White to play and mate in 2. #chess #puzzles
Chess board from White's perspective. White piece locations: King h3; Rook c7; Knights a6, b4; pawns a5, e5, f4, g2, g5. Black piece locations: King a8; Rook d2; Knights f1, g3; pawns a7, e6, f7, g7, h5. Colored squares indicate last move was Black Rook from d8 to d2.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Some fiddling with hyperbolic geometry and the solution of a HexSum board What do you think? I'm still twiddling with this and working out some bugs. some nice reading: archive.bridgesmathart.org/2011/bridges... bulatov.org/math/1101/Bu... -- #HexSumGame #screenshotSaturday #mathsky
Hyperbolic kaleidoscope art of a solved HexSum radius 5 board
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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For the next @playfulmath @suevanh.bsky.social is looking for your #mathstory mathmamawrites.blogspot.com/2026/09/requ...
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Request for Submissions for Playful Math Carnival 186: Math Stories
Calling all math lovers. I'm hosting the fall edition of Playful Math Carnival 186. The theme is once again Math Stories.   Have you written...
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is possible to beat the zombies! But you have to be fast. The robots are relentless and they're not dumb enough to fall into the pits like zombies without brains are. Zombie mode is free on weekends. See if you can win! hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... -- #HexSumGame #mathsky #gamedev
Radius 5, hex-tiled, honeycomb-patterned HexSum board on Zombie mode. The game is over and there is a rainbow ring at radius 3. Various tiles are in black. Others have numbers. And still others have numbers with either roller skates or brain icons.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here's a preview of something I've been working on from my HexSum boards. This is an abstraction of the solutions of the daily puzzles. (And these are solves for my local build, not what's in production.) I'm working on a math art idea / feature :) -- #HexSumGame #screenshotSaturday #mathsky
Various solutions to HexSum puzzle boards. Solutions are shown as paths traced out over the board. The numbers and other markings are omitted.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is possible to beat the zombies! But you have to be fast. The robots are relentless and they're not dumb enough to fall into the pits like zombies without brains are. Zombie mode is free on weekends. See if you can win! hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... -- #HexSumGame #mathsky #gamedev
Radius 5, hex-tiled, honeycomb-patterned HexSum board on Zombie mode. The game is over and there is a rainbow ring at radius 3. Various tiles are in black. Others have numbers. And still others have numbers with either roller skates or brain icons.
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Karly Moura @karlymoura.com · 18/09/2026
✏️🧩 Challenge your students with a Classmate Crossword Puzzle. How well do they know their peers? Let's find out! Grab this idea plus many more in our new post 20 back to school games your students will LOVE! f.mtr.cool/znidbjowwn
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HexSum players! Guess what! I've extended the logged out play time to be from Friday 6pm to Monday 9am (ET). Because really, the weekend begins on Friday. Zombies, Blocks, and Maze dailies are now live :) hexsumgame.com -- #HexSumGame #gamedev #mathsky
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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HexSumGame.com @mathmisery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The mode is live! 😁 hexsumgame.com/zombie-daily... (and if you are not a Pro account just save this post and come back to it on Saturday when all daily modes are available for logged out play!) -- #HexSumGame #mathgame #gamedev
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HexSum
Use all hexes and find paths that add to the target value. Daily puzzles, timed runs, play against the CPU or friends. No ads. No subscription plan. No in-app purchases. Always fun.
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