Halloween Math Games: how to play

Halloween Math is one of the cool Halloween math games you can play free online, hosted by Maple, a twirly autumn-leaf sprite. Answer quick sums to roll your candy wagon down the track and beat a friendly bat to the candy-striped gate. Easy sums come with a candy, pumpkin, leaf or acorn beside them, and each level adds one new idea, from adding in the Pumpkin Patch to missing numbers at the Star Castle.

How to play

• To play these Halloween math games online, type the answer with the number buttons under the game, or the number keys on a keyboard. The answer checks itself as soon as every box is filled: no Enter needed.
• Made a slip before the last digit? ⌫ or Backspace deletes a digit, and CLR, Delete or Esc clears the answer.
• Every right answer rolls your candy wagon towards the gate. The bat flies at the speed of the level clock: get the level's right answers before it reaches the gate. That's 10 in the Pumpkin Patch, 12 in the next three levels and 14 at the Star Castle.
• A wrong answer costs one of your three hearts, and Maple shows the right answer for a moment while the clock waits. If the bat reaches the gate first, you lose a heart and the clock starts again; the answers you already got still count.
• Each right answer scores 10 points × the level number × your streak (up to ×10), plus up to 50 bonus points for answering in under 3 seconds. Clearing a level adds 100 × the level number and 5 points for every second left.
• Each level has three stars: clear it, clear it without losing a heart, and beat the target time.

The five levels

1. Pumpkin Patch: adding, with a candy, pumpkin, leaf or acorn by every sum: 10 right answers in 45 seconds
2. Candy Lane: taking away joins in: watch the sign
3. Owl Woods: times tables, from the 2s up to the 12s
4. Moon Hill: dividing, and two-step sums like 7 × 6 − 5: times comes first
5. Star Castle: missing numbers like ? + 8 = 15

Clear the Star Castle and the levels loop again with bigger numbers and a clock 15% shorter. You have three hearts for the whole run, and the game is the same for everyone each day, so you can compare scores. Press M to turn the sound off or on.

Tips

• For take-away sums, count up from the smaller number: 46 − 25 is 25 plus how many?
• In a two-step sum, do the times first, then add or take away.
• For a missing number, turn it around: ? × 6 = 42 is the same as 42 ÷ 6.
• Quick answers score more, but a slip costs a heart: in the later levels, take a breath first.

Questions

Are these Halloween math games free?

Yes. Halloween Math is free online in your browser, with no download and no sign-up.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. Tap the big number pad under the game; on an upright phone Maple sits under the sums. On a computer, type with the number keys.

Is it good for practising times tables?

Yes. Owl Woods is all about times tables, from the 2s up to the 12s, and they come back mixed with everything else at Moon Hill and the Star Castle.

Is it the same sums for everyone?

Yes. The sums are the same for everyone all day, so you can compare scores with friends. New ones come at midnight.