Rush Hour Teacher's Resources

Instructions: See how to play [1] on our website or download instructions. [2]

Mutli-player Rush Hour games: Find new ways to use your Rush Hour games!

Competitive Games

• Scramble: [3] Players create a challenge, swap with an opponent, and race to be the first to solve! (2-4 players)
• Grid Lock: [4] Players create a challenge, taking turns to add a single vehicle to the board. As the challenge grows more complex, the first to correctly declare it "unsolvable" wins! (2-4 players)
• Impossible: [5] (Advanced game to follow Grid Lock) Players create 2 challenges, one solvable the other impossible. Players swap with an opponent and race to be first to solve one challenge and prove the other impossible. (2-4 players)

Cooperative Games

• Circle Solve: [6] All players set up the same challenge, make a single move, and pass their game board to the player on their right. Play continues until all boards are solved! (2+ players)

Additional Resources:

• Printable Rush Hour game: Print the game board and vehicles to create additional paper copies of the game, or copy onto an overhead transparency to use as a demonstration. (download game board and cars) [7] [7]
• Printable Rush Hour Jr. game: For use with overhead projector, or cut and print board and cars to use in classroom (download Rush Hour Jr. game board and cars [8])
• Tracking Chart: Students fill in and track their progress as they play through the 40 Rush Hour challenges (This chart can be used with multiple ThinkFun games!) [9]

Storage Ideas! Find helpful classroom game storage ideas from other creative teachers! [10]