Math fact fluency is an essential skill that students need to master.  Students need to become fluent with their math facts so that they are able to automatically recall basic math facts from memory. According to Kelli C. Miller, a renowned researcher in elementary education, when students are able to achieve fact fluency then they are more likely to succeed and have more positive thoughts about math later in life.  Math games have been researched for many years and people have found that math games are a successful way to increase student math fact fluency in a fun and engaging way.  According to Marilyn Burns, a well known researcher in the mathematics field, math games are most effective when they are tailored to the student and focus on the skills that the student needs to improve and develop.  Burns also states that math games have been proven to increase student interest in math as well as student scores in math. To read more about the positives of math fact fluency and math games please check out my literature view in the link below.