I believe it is called problem solving, not math.<p>Mathematics is a framework for problem solving which requires problem solving skills and knowledge of mathematics.<p>I believe anyone using a piece of paper and writing down their thinking is doing problem solving on problems that are presented in the game. Yes, it is probably equivalent to some algorithms present in computer science but they are (if not familiar) discovering everything by themselves.<p>The game provides the framework for problem solving, so instead of having knowledge of math&#x2F;algorithms, you build that knowledge yourself and improve your problem solving skills as you go.<p>The way math is commonly taught seems to be knowledge oriented - which leaves a lot of people completely stuck when it comes to problem solving.<p>That&#x27;s why I&#x27;m interested if you could, playing these games, improve your general problem solving skills, so that only thing you have to do, when you start with a different framework, is to get the knowledge -  but your thinking previously trained without it and it should work now when you&#x27;re familiar with the framework.<p>At least that is what I would expect form a general problem solver that got one&#x27;s skills by solving problems in maths, or physics. I would assume that they could solve problems in other areas if they knew the terminology, if they acquired knowledge.