Official Damath Board and Sci Dama Design

The game's name, “Damath,” comes from the popular board game “dama” and “mathematics.” It was invented by Jesus L. Huenda, a teacher in Sorsogon, who had encountered problems in teaching math using traditional teaching methods. Inspired in part by an investigatory project called “Dama de Numero” submitted by a student in 1975, Huenda overhauled the game and introduced it to his class, who enjoyed playing.

Damath grew in popularity so that by 1980, the first Damath tournament was held in Sorsogon. The next year, Huenda received a gold medallion from the late President Ferdinand Marcos for his contributions in the field of teaching mathematics.
The game reached its peak popularity in the 1990s, when it made the rounds of several mathematics education conventions all over the world such as the 10th Conference of the Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA), the UNESCO-ICT4E conference in Thailand, the SEAMEO RECSAM/SEAMEC conference in Malaysia, and the APEC Learning Community Builders (ALCoB) conference in Korea.

Via: Wikipilipinas

What Are The Rules Of Scientific Notation Of Sci-dama?

Basically the rules in playing the Filipino checkerboard game called dama will be used with some modifications in intergrating Mathematics and Science as follows:

1. Set the starting positions of the chips (refer to the given standard for each sci-dama).
2. After the starting positions of the chips have been set , the first player is determined by drawing lots.
3. A chip is allowed to move diagonally forward only to an adjoining vacant square.
4. A chip has to take the opponent\'s chip diagonally forward or backward thus \"pass\" is not allowed. Mathematical operations (+,-, x,/) will be used depending on the vacant square\'s operation symbol where the \"taker\" chip lands by jumping over after performing the indicated mathematical operation and recording same in the score sheet.
5. In taking more than one chip, the \"taker\" chip is always the addend, minuend, multiplicand or dividend as the case may be.
6. In taking a chip or more than one chip, the \"dama rules on \"dama\", \"mayor dalawa\" or tatlo\", \"mayor tatlo over dalawa\", \"mayor dama\" and \"mayor dalawa or tatlo over dama\" prevail.
7. A chip is declared \"dama\" upon reaching terminally on the following designated squares:For red chips (0,7) (2,7) (4,7) (6,7)For blue chips (1,0) (3,0) (5,0) (7,0)
8. A \"dama\" chip is allowed to take a chip or more than one chip or move to any unoccupied square along its diagonal path. Moreover, a dama\'s score is doubled in taking a chip or chips, and quadrupled if it takes the opponent\'s dama chip. Similarly, an ordinary chips score is doubled id it takes a dama chip.
9. A \"move\" (eg -> (6,3) is good only at the most for one minute including its corresponding entries in the score sheet; while the game\'s duration is twenty minutes.
10. The game ends when any of the situation occur: Repetitive moves of any or both players A player resigns A player has no more chip to move The 20 minutes game duration ended
11. The remaining chips have to be added to the respective player\'s total scores.
12. The player with the lesser total score is declared winner for which he/she is entitled of one point in the tally sheet of contestants or (0.5) point in case of a draw. However , after the round-robin, the payer with the most accumulated points in the tally sheet will be declared the champion.
13. Only one score sheet is allowed to be accomplished alternately by the two players whereby incorrect entries shall be their responsibility.For further questions or clarifications, ask your Science teacher about it.For the Sci dama board illustration 

Source: Blurtit

DAMATH - Opisyal na Larong Likha ng Pinoy!

Sino sa inyo ang nakapaglaro na ng DAMATH?


Alam niyo ba na isang Pilipino ang nakaimbento ng larong ito? Siya ay si Jesus L. Huenda mula sa Sorsogon. Ang unang pangalan ng laro ay Dama de Numero. Ang laro ay pinaghalong konsepto ng Dama at konsepto sa Mathematics tulad ng addition, subtraction, multiplication, at division. Ang unang Damath Competition ay naganap noong 1980 sa Sorsogon. At noong taon din na iyon ay ginawaran ng gintong medalya si Huenda ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos.

Iba't iba ang kategorya ng larong Damath, depende sa Taon na kinabibilangan ng naglalaro:

UNANG TAON - Integers
PANGALAWANG TAON - Rational Numbers
PANGATLONG TAON - Radicals
IKAAPAT NA TAON - Coordinates
MGA GURO - Binary

*Alam ko na maraming talentado sa isakay. Ang thread na ito ay binuksan ko upang magbahagi ng ilang impormasyon. At upang makatawag ng pansin sa ilang mahuhusay na forumer lalo na sa larangan ng "programming" na gumawa ng "program" tungkol sa larong DAMATH.

Source: Board.Ikariam