Games That Teach

Author: Damon Stea, Sarah Winters, and Cassandra Chowdhury
Published: Wed 07 Oct 2020
Episode Link: None

Games are extraordinary educational tools that allow players to learn new concepts and explore new cultures and histories visually, audibly, and kinesthetically. In our opinion there are some concepts that are better taught through games than any other medium. Damon goes over his favorite educational games, and how designers can take advantage of the opportunity to teach through their games.

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Games we played this week:

Dead Men Tell No Tales

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/141423/dead-men-tell-no-tales

Trains

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121408/trains

Back to the Future: Back in Time

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302388/back-future-back-time

Cutthroat Caverns

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28259/cutthroat-caverns

Games mentioned:

Evolution

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155703/evolution

Twilight Struggle