tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post1711108551704594611..comments2024-03-28T07:45:39.017-04:00Comments on The Map is Not the Territory: Sumptuous Saturday | Treasure Map MathMalkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-91444895861382769952012-08-06T08:46:33.839-04:002012-08-06T08:46:33.839-04:00Oh, how funny! You know how they say "X marks...Oh, how funny! You know how they say "X marks the spot"? I think our kids have taken that very literally. The X is on the map, so there *has* to be a corresponding X on the ground, right? lol.Malkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927560751422131935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-60922284945627391492012-08-05T22:18:43.068-04:002012-08-05T22:18:43.068-04:00As a follow-up... So today my son explained to me ...As a follow-up... So today my son explained to me how the process of finding treasure works and I immediately thought of your post. He said "... and then you go to the island and you walk around and you find a big X mark on the sand. That's where you start digging. You dig X out and under it there's treasure."Yelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694419115983802067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12692155561365621.post-54859172173959111402012-07-31T21:40:05.561-04:002012-07-31T21:40:05.561-04:00What a delightful story! The town you live in soun...What a delightful story! The town you live in sounds so pleasant. Now I'm thinking about all the cool opportunities to subtly introduce maps into my son's games. He's obsessed with digging for treasure, so this should work :)Yelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694419115983802067noreply@blogger.com