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Feb 19, 2025·How to play·27:52·50·Watch on YouTube

What's a WFF N PROOF? A math game with dice from the 1960s that is REALLY a math game!

NewVenture Games

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Watch “What's a WFF N PROOF? A math game with dice from the 1960s that is REALLY a math game!,” a how-to-play guide for WFF 'N PROOF on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by NewVenture Games on YouTube:

I am not a "mathlete" or a "mathemagician" — but I can do simple arithmetic in my head. In the game Wff-N-Proof, you need a little more mathsavvy to play it. BUT for us maths-challenged folks, the game Equations (part of the Wff-N-Proof product line) might actually be fun! I've acquired a few Wff-N-Proof brand games over the years, but only as a curiosity. Researching this video was eye-opening as well as a challenge of its own. It makes me think that mathheads are people, too! 00:00 Intro 01:16 About the name "Wff-N-Proof" 03:22 About the inventor of these games, Lyman E. Allen 06:26 Here's that video link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=963369097101813 07:45 Equations - The game of mathematics! 09:34 How to play Equations (I hope) 20:42 Scoring the game 23:17 More about the Wff-N-Proof games (A list!) 26:54 Closing remarks 27:25 'Smath! Hope you enjoy my video as much as I enjoyed making it. I think it's the longest one so far! And don't forget to support our Megiddo project on Kickstarter! https://tinyurl.com/KS13-Megiddo Thanks for watching, and be sure to visit us elsewhere: https://newventuregames.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/NewVentureGames Learn more about these games at BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5663/wff-n-proof https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3423/equations ____________ #boardgames #familygames #gamehistory #ancientgames #vintagegames #tabletop #newventure #mathgames

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WFF 'N PROOF

WFF 'N PROOF

1962·Layman E. Allen, Robert W. Allen

2 - 4 players
45 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About WFF 'N PROOF, from BoardGameGeek:

The complete set of 21 games that started with the game of WFF (q.v.). The game includes 36 special dice, a timer, and a 184 page rules and examples manual. The games included in this set are actually a set of logic rules presented in a 'Programmed Instruction' order. Each game adds to all prior games until Game 21, Frantic WFF 'N PROOF, is attained. As well as building WFFs (Well Formed Formulas), players must also try to reach a goal by using rules of inference. For example: If the goal is 'p', a player could use the 'Ko' (or Conjunction Out) rule and use 'Kpq' as a premise. In other terms, if the following sentence is true: "The first games of WFF 'N PROOF are easy and the last games of WFF 'n PROOF are hard." Then it can be inferred that the following sentence is true: "The first games of WFF 'N PROOF are easy." Up to 36 dice are rolled depending on the game being played. One player sets a 'goal' by building a WFF in the goal area of the playing mat. players then alternate playing dice to the "permitted" or "essential" sections of the play area. If a die is placed in the essential area it MUST be used in either a premise or a rule. If a player doesn't think that it can be used, he can challenge his opponent. To win, a player must make a successful challenge or be unsuccessfully challenged. Games 3 through 19 introduce the 11 Rules of Logical Inference in this order: Conjunction, Implication, Reiteration, Disjunction, Negation, and Equivalence. Then 18 more derived rules are added to the mix for Game 20, the PC (Propositional Calculus) game. The 21st and final game, Frantic WFF 'N PROOF, takes the PC game and adds timed moves for rapid and chaotic scoring.

Designers

Layman E. Allen, Robert W. Allen

Publisher

WFF 'N PROOF Games

Categories

Abstract Strategy

Mechanics

Dice RollingMemory
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