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Math Misery
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Mathematician in Industry, Fractional Executive, Math Education

https://HexSumGame.com --> post to #HexSumGame

#gamedev #MTBoS #iTeachMath #mathsky #mathchat #datascience #machinelearning
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Math Misery @mathmisery.bsky.social · Jul 8
A re-introduction! I don't use the other place, if you knew me from there

I'll be writing more again! I'm still at mathmisery.com

I'm making math and ed games now in addition to my regular math-in-industry work.

Would love to (re)-connect with educators

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#mtbos #mathsky #iteachmath
Math Misery? I'm here to help.
mathmisery.com
mathmisery.bsky.social
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!)

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#HexSumGame #mathgame #gamedev
September 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
Zombie mode is getting, um, an "upgrade". Robots, stars, and butterflies are coming.

Sneak preview.

Definitely going to be harder. Still have to do a few game play tweaks for balance and fix some UI bugs. Should be ready for Saturday!

Play the gam here: hexsumgame.com

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#HexSumGame #gamedev
Robots, zombies, and butterflies abound on this HexSum radius 5 honeycomb pattern board.
September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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mathgm.bsky.social
Might start with a couple of these for Math Problem of the Month starting in October.
September 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
a whole bunch of my old cryptarithmetic puzzles from years ago

www.pinterest.com/mathmisery/p...

a bunch of them ended up in the MAA calendar for 2020 if i remember correctly!

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#mathsky #puzzle

I might look to publish more of these if there's interest. let me know!
Discover 83 Puzzles and maths puzzles ideas | one step equations puzzle answers, exponent puzzle answer key, geometry crossword puzzle answer key and more
From maths puzzles to one step equations puzzle answers, find what you're looking for on Pinterest!
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September 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
whoops, a roller skater got through!

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#HexSumGame #gamedev #iTeachMath

You'll need a Pro account for today's Zombie game, but other modes are available at HexSumGame.com
Zombie mode in HexSum on a radius 5 board. Many zombies are seen on the outer rings. A lone zombie with roller skates has made it to the center hex.
September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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johngolden.bsky.social
I backed this game mostly for the art, but the gameplay looks interesting, too. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dux...
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
oof, a stinging loss to the CPU

hexsumgame.com/versus-daily...

Let me know if you are able to beat it.
A game over screen showing that the CPU won 31 to 30
September 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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mathmisery.bsky.social
Guess what? The new weekend modes are out! The Maze is now larger! Have fun with this, it's definitely a real challenge! The previous Maze mode was on a radius 2 board and players found it too easy.

hexsumgame.com/maze-daily/2...

I am definitely stuck!

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#HexSumGame #mathsky #mathgames
Maze mode on a HexSum radius 4 board. The board is partially solved, but the player has gotten stuck. Golden curves show the path the player took.
September 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
If you're into AI stuff, then can your AI can solve the HexSum (5, 20) Maze shown in the image?

Prompt details here: mathmisery.com/wp/2026/09/1...

One AI gave up. Another one solved it with a solution different from the solution I came up with.

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#ai #llm #puzzle

More puzzles: hexsumgame.com
The image is a number game puzzle. The puzzle is setup as a radius-5, hex-tiled, honeycomb patterned board. Reading from left-to-right and top-to-bottom the values are [12, 1, 3, 6, 11, 4] [7, 16, 2, 13, 12, 8, 10] [9, 12, 2, 4, 4, 4, 9, 6] [10, 3, 5, 3, 2, 11, 7, 3, 6] [1, 5, 11, 6, 5, 7, 7, 6, 2, 5] [7, 10, 4, 8, 9, 20, 11, 4, 2, 10, 9] [3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 8, 7, 14, 8, 2] [12, 8, 16, 3, 3, 8, 2, 6, 4] [4, 9, 3, 2, 10, 9, 8, 14] [8, 2, 15, 4, 8, 6, 12] [12, 6, 6, 3, 3, 5] The puzzle is a maze where we enter the maze at the top-right hex (the entrance hex (colored yellow with a value of 4)) and leave from the bottom-left hex (the exit hex (colored yellow with a value of 12)), as indicated by the arrows.
September 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
Make a band edible:

Jimmy Eat Werther's
syncingsinking.bsky.social Grant @syncingsinking.bsky.social · 5d
Make a band edible:

Pop Tart Will Eat Itself
histoftech.bsky.social Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 5d
Make a band edible:

Modest Mousse
September 13, 2026 at 3:02 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
Guess what? The new weekend modes are out! The Maze is now larger! Have fun with this, it's definitely a real challenge! The previous Maze mode was on a radius 2 board and players found it too easy.

hexsumgame.com/maze-daily/2...

I am definitely stuck!

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#HexSumGame #mathsky #mathgames
Maze mode on a HexSum radius 4 board. The board is partially solved, but the player has gotten stuck. Golden curves show the path the player took.
September 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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carnivalofmaths.bsky.social
The next Carnival of Maths will be hosted by Ben Leis at Math Off The Grid. If you see any cool maths on the internet this month, submit it at
Carnival of Mathematics
The Carnival of Mathematics is a monthly blogging round up hosted by a different blog each month. The Aperiodical will be taking responsibility for organising a host each month, and links to the mo…
aperiodical.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
Last of the tweaks was to the daily games display.

VS, Zombies, Blocks, and Maze mode now just have their icons.

Depending on where you live, for a little less than 2 gallons of gas, you could have a Pro account on hexsumgame.com and it'll last way longer 😉

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#HexSumGame #gamedev #mathsky
Daily game play options for HexSum. These are the Daily 2, Daily 3, Daily 4, Daily 5, VS, Zombies, Blocks, and Maze.
September 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
mathmisery.bsky.social
I made a bunch of updates to hexsumgame.com

- the Daily Timed mode is out
- Zombies mode is now a daily mode [free on weekends for logged out play; logged in players can play on any day as usual]
- Zombies mode is also now available under "New Game"
- a bunch of small design touch ups

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#gamedev
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.
hexsumgame.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
This is me screwing up today's Daily-4 board. Fortunately, there's an undo! Either double-click the path you want to remove or click on undo path to sequentially reverse your moves.

Post your solve if you were able to figure out the Daily-4!

hexsumgame.com/daily-4/2026...

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#HexSumGame #puzzle
Hex-tiled honeycomb pattern of radius 4 for a HexSum Daily-4 puzzle. Various paths are marked. Three hexes remain showing no found solution.
September 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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billarama.bsky.social
I asked my German friend if he knew how many innings were in a baseball game. He said, "No."

The most successful #statsjokepoll yet, which is reassuring because I love this joke. Distribution was what I was rooting for -- generally liked, but some people just didn't get it.
Frequency chart of joke scores, spikes at 1,4,5.
September 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
Try today's HexSum puzzle! [It's free! 😀]

hexsumgame.com/daily-3/2026...

For the classroom: don't worry about "solving" the board, just have your kiddos find any solution they can find. But if you want an individual challenge, try to solve the board!

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#HexSumGame #mathstoday #mathsky
Radius-3 HexSum board on a hex-tiled honeycomb pattern. The target value of 10 is in the center and the remaining values reading across the rows are 5, 1, 1, 2 1, 4, 2, 7, 1 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 5 1, 6, 1, 10, 1, 3, 1 6, 2, 3, 3, 1, 1 2, 8, 7, 1, 2 1, 8, 1, 2
September 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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thegreatsofmath.bsky.social
Greetings #iTeachMath folk ... I have a question ...

What is your favorite non-textbook math teaching book (e.g., Math Therapy, Rough Draft Math)

You know, something that's a good read, outlines good instructional ideas, and has a focus on (secondary) mathematics #mathematics #EduSky
September 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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@billarama.bsky.social

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matthen.com Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 9d
Drawing a picture from the continued fraction of a number.

The continued fraction terms drive a Fourier series.
September 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
I'll write something up more complete, but let me see if I can disabuse the notion that "if math hard and we solve math then AGI". everything playing out right now has Tesla v Edison vibes + Kasparov v Deep Blue vibes. The TvE piece is the human intrigue of one lab sniping the other

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#mathsky
September 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
HexSum players! I'm going to be replacing "Timed" mode with Zombies mode. Zombies mode is a way better timed mode. It'll be weekend only for logged out play.

Let me know if you really want the Timed Daily to stay. I don't keep track of logged out play.

hexsumgame.com

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#HexSumGame #gamedev
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.
hexsumgame.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
mathmisery.bsky.social
oh boy

openai.com/index/navier...

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#mathsky
On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
We’re sharing an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, including a writeup and a formal proof in Lean.
openai.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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mathmisery.bsky.social
In this thread, I want to introduce "Design" mode. It's great for number fluency and teachers can create activities on the fly. Here's an empty board with a target of 10, in case you are focusing on number bonds / tens frames.

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#HexSumGame #iteachmath

Visit hexsumgame.com
Empty HexSum board with a target value of 10, radius 3, hex-tiled honeycomb pattern.
September 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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karencampe.bsky.social
The 254th Carnival of Mathematics is posted! Check out all the cool math we collated from the internet in August.
@CarnivalOfMath @aperiodical.bsky.social #CarnivalOfMath #iTeachMath #MathSky #MathsToday

karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/c...
Carnival Of Mathematics
Welcome to the 254th installment of the Carnival of Mathematics, a roundup of interesting mathematics content from August 2026. The Carnival is a monthly post hosted by a different blog each month.…
karendcampe.wordpress.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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robin.berjon.com
Hey internet people, is inline LaTeX something you'd be interested in? #experimunt
September 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM