Est. 1987 · Cambridge STEP Mathematics
Math Games
Cambridge STEP · 1987 to the Present Day
A Newsletter for the Mathematically Ambitious
Every STEP problem.
Every year. Fully solved.
The Cambridge STEP papers are fiendishly difficult — designed to identify the most mathematically capable students in the country. Math Games works through every problem from 1987 to the present day, with the depth and rigour these problems deserve.
Subscribe on Substack
No spam · Unsubscribe at any time
What You Receive
Weekly Problem
One full STEP I, II, or III question, presented with full context and a beautiful typeset statement.
Full Solution
A worked solution written for understanding — every step justified, every insight named, every trick explained.
The Commentary
What the examiner saw. What the elegant path was. What separates a good answer from a remarkable one.
The Philosophy
I sat a STEP paper myself when applying to university. I didn’t get into Cambridge — but I qualified for an interview at Oxford, and went on to take my mathematics degree at Warwick. I know both the sting of these problems and the satisfaction of cracking them. That experience is the foundation of everything written here.
— Math GamesFor Whom
This newsletter is for you if
- ◆ You enjoy mathematical puzzles here on Medium but want to go deeper — into problems that genuinely resist a quick answer.
- ◆ You are preparing for Cambridge, Imperial, Warwick, or any university that demands more than A-Level mathematics.
- ◆ You want to work through the complete STEP archive — every paper, every problem, from 1987 onwards — with full worked solutions.
- ◆ You believe that difficulty, properly faced, is the most direct road to genuine mathematical understanding.
Every STEP problem. Solved with the depth it deserves.
1987 to the present day · Math Games on Substack
Subscribe on Substack
Free edition available · Premium for full solutions