MathsJam

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Maths Jam is an opportunity for self-confessed maths enthusiasts to meet in a pub & share puzzles, games, and other cool maths stuff. Find your local at mathsjam.com

Summoning a Markov chain demon
photo of a cutting mat (on a table in a pub) on which a paper circle has two large circles cut out of it, then two of the next largest circles that will fit cut out, and a next set is in progress using a pair of plastic compasses on which the pencil is replaced with a tiny blade
Photograph of a bar chart drawn on a piece of paper. There is a single bar labeled "Time we spent remembering to do stuff on the Shout". The axes are modified so that the top of the bar is level with zero. The bar has an arrow pointing to it which says "Can't win here!"
photo of some paper on a table, where a game using the numbers 6,6,1,1,1 has been won by the solution "6^1^1^1 = 6"
photo of a tiny printer on a table in a pub surrounded by MathsJam paraphernalia and drinks; the printer has printed a tiny receipt which says "Manchester: we also have a tiny printer"
photo of a little guy made out of multilink cubes sat in a table in a pub surrounded by MathsJam detritus
Photo of some pieces of paper on the table in the pub on which people have written the digits 0 to 9 and, above and below them, modified versions of each
Photo of a larger hexagonal paper snowflake on the table in a pub
Photo of a paper shape on the table - it's a hexagonal snowflake cut from multiple thicknesses of paper. Nearby there's a pint glass and a paper chain made from Mobius bands
Copies of Mathsjam Shout, a copy of Chalkdust magazine and a puzzle on a pub table.
This months activities from the Shout and a book of puzzles, riddles and enigmas.
Photo of some paper cubes joined into three- and four-cube blocks, on a table, being arranged into a big cube. There is also a pint glass and a teapot