Place Value Pirates: FREE Printable Math Game - Free Printable

Let's solve the "Place Value Pirates" game task based on the image and the card shown.

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🔍 Understanding the Game

The game is a board game where players:

1. Start at the "Start" (bottom-left corner, near the treasure chest).
2. Take turns drawing a card.
3. Move their game piece to the closest number on the board that matches the condition on the card.
4. The first player to reach the Finish (marked with an X) with a correct match wins.

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🎯 Current Card Shown

The card says:
> *"Move to the closest number with a 5 in the ones place."*

We need to:
- Find all numbers on the board that have a 5 in the ones place (i.e., end in 5).
- Then determine which one is closest to the current position of the player (though we don’t know whose turn it is).

But since we're solving the task, we can assume we are analyzing what to do when this card is drawn.

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✔ Step 1: Identify Numbers Ending in 5

Look through the numbers on the board:

```
7,264 → ends in 4 ✘
5,745 → ends in 5 ✔
4,657 → ends in 7 ✘
2,463 → ends in 3 ✘
1,542 → ends in 2 ✘
3,234 → ends in 4 ✘
6,472 → ends in 2 ✘
1,537 → ends in 7 ✘
3,656 → ends in 6 ✘
4,274 → ends in 4 ✘
2,743 → ends in 3 ✘
5,362 → ends in 2 ✘
7,437 → ends in 7 ✘
6,525 → ends in 5 ✔
1,644 → ends in 4 ✘
3,200 → not visible fully?
5,546 → ends in 6 ✘
6,462 → ends in 2 ✘
4,224 → ends in 4 ✘
2,735 → ends in 5 ✔
3,347 → ends in 7 ✘
1,653 → ends in 3 ✘
6,542 → ends in 2 ✘
7,427 → ends in 7 ✘
7,673 → ends in 3 ✘
6,355 → ends in 5 ✔
3,734 → ends in 4 ✘
1,267 → ends in 7 ✘
2,456 → ends in 6 ✘
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✔ Numbers ending in 5:
- 5,745
- 6,525
- 2,735
- 6,355

So these are the valid numbers for the card.

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✔ Step 2: Determine Which Is "Closest"

Now, we need to find which of these numbers is closest — but to what? The player’s current position?

Since the game uses game pieces, let's look at the positions of the tokens:

- Red token: on 5,745
- Orange token: on 1,542
- Blue token: on 3,234
- Green token: on 1,653
- Yellow token: on 1,653 (same as green)

So the red player is already on 5,745, which satisfies the condition.

But the card says: *"Move to the closest number with a 5 in the ones place."* So if a player is not already on such a number, they must move to the closest one.

But who is playing? We don't know. Let’s suppose we are evaluating what to do when this card is drawn.

Let’s pick a player — say, the orange player who is on 1,542.

We’ll calculate distances from 1,542 to each of the valid numbers:

| Number | Distance from 1,542 |
|--------|---------------------|
| 5,745 | |5,745 - 1,542| = 4,203 |
| 6,525 | |6,525 - 1,542| = 4,983 |
| 2,735 | |2,735 - 1,542| = 1,193 |
| 6,355 | |6,355 - 1,542| = 4,813 |

→ Closest is 2,735 (distance = 1,193)

Similarly, for blue player on 3,234:

| Number | Distance |
|--------|----------|
| 5,745 | 5,745 - 3,234 = 2,511 |
| 6,525 | 6,525 - 3,234 = 3,291 |
| 2,735 | 3,234 - 2,735 = 499 |
| 6,355 | 6,355 - 3,234 = 3,121 |

→ Closest: 2,735 (distance = 499)

For green/yellow on 1,653:

| Number | Distance |
|--------|----------|
| 5,745 | 5,745 - 1,653 = 4,092 |
| 6,525 | 6,525 - 1,653 = 4,872 |
| 2,735 | 2,735 - 1,653 = 1,082 |
| 6,355 | 6,355 - 1,653 = 4,702 |

→ Closest: 2,735

For red on 5,745 → already on a valid number → stays or moves only if required, but likely stays.

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✔ Final Answer

When the card says:
> *"Move to the closest number with a 5 in the ones place,"*

Then:

- Players should move to the nearest number ending in 5.
- From most positions, the closest such number is 2,735.
- For example:
- If you’re at 1,542 → move to 2,735
- If you’re at 3,234 → move to 2,735
- If you’re at 1,653 → move to 2,735
- If you’re already on 5,745 → stay put (correct match)

So, the correct move for most players is to go to 2,735.

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🏁 Bonus: Can You Reach Finish?

The Finish is at 2,456.

But 2,735 is not directly adjacent to 2,456 — but it is on the path.

So after moving to 2,735, a player may continue toward finish on future turns.

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✔ Conclusion

Answer:
When the card says *"Move to the closest number with a 5 in the ones place,"* the player should move to 2,735, as it is the closest number ending in 5 for most starting positions on the board.

> ✔ Correct move: 2,735

This teaches place value understanding — recognizing digits in specific places (ones place), and number sense — comparing distances between numbers.