Grenada with a long A like grape, cape, or escape, it is in the Caribbean. My sister is in med school there. Granada with a short A is in Spain. Since this is an educational game i am educating.
I wouldn't harsh on Melody for not knowing enough geography. She probably knows plenty but it is difficult to know facts about every country in the world. She reviewed it as a game, it clearly was not that fun. As she said, if you don't already know things then you aren't really playing - what sort of educational game is that? If it aims to teach then it should engage people regardless of their level of knowledge. What is the point of having an educational game if it merely teaches people things they already know?
I played destination x the other day and I was the spy. I tried to make a game out of my role by listening to the chatter as new cards came out and then choosing a country based on what they knew or didn't know. I also tried to through the group when when giving information like GDP, by over emphasizing numbers. For example, I would enthusiastically say Two Thoooousand Seven Huuundred Dollars ($2700)when reading the information about the GDP. The group didn't buy it. They knew that was on the low side compared to the rest. There really isn't much game for the spy at all, however this would be a great classroom game.
Destination X looks great but I would say that most - if not all - board games are educational: they promote team work, self esteem, discipline, strategic thinking. They are a wonderful school resource but most teachers today have no idea they exist.
While I guess you are technically correct I feel the same argument could be made for many (if not most) activities including video games. So to say "educational games" seems more of a way to describe a particular niche of games than to be excluding other games from being educational.
I don't know about most video games (though I suspect most aren't) but there are loads of video games that don't fit that label (many of which I've played) and do involve strategy (often deep) along with other educational values. I agree that many couldn't be classed as such but I'd equally argue that many board games lack any real strategy or educational value. I don't completely disagree with the OP but feel the statement is over generalised and seems to miss the point of what a game that is classed as an 'educational' game is.
I don' know: a few that spring to mind are Spore, Civilisation, Sims, Scribblenauts, point and click puzzle type games, Bookworm, Portal, The incredible Machine and Minecraft but I guess my primary argument was that just because something could have educational benefits does not mean it would be classed as an educational game.
![ILLSLICK - WINTER IS COMING [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/dwTMeM1zIhQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Grenada with a long A like grape, cape, or escape, it is in the Caribbean. My sister is in med school there. Granada with a short A is in Spain. Since this is an educational game i am educating.
a game that looks like it would benefit from an app form to eliminate a person being the 'spy' - the app can handle that.
Now thinking "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" :)
I wouldn't harsh on Melody for not knowing enough geography. She probably knows plenty but it is difficult to know facts about every country in the world. She reviewed it as a game, it clearly was not that fun. As she said, if you don't already know things then you aren't really playing - what sort of educational game is that? If it aims to teach then it should engage people regardless of their level of knowledge. What is the point of having an educational game if it merely teaches people things they already know?
I played destination x the other day and I was the spy. I tried to make a game out of my role by listening to the chatter as new cards came out and then choosing a country based on what they knew or didn't know. I also tried to through the group when when giving information like GDP, by over emphasizing numbers. For example, I would enthusiastically say Two Thoooousand Seven Huuundred Dollars ($2700)when reading the information about the GDP. The group didn't buy it. They knew that was on the low side compared to the rest. There really isn't much game for the spy at all, however this would be a great classroom game.
A 4 and a 6 ? Dice Tower approved!
this looks good for social studies teachers
Automatic buy for me, what a great game to teach world geography to my kids.
Hm? Nambia? I have heard of this country somewhere! :-D
Melody should study some world geography!!
To learn the countries, go watch geography now. @geographynow
Destination X looks great but I would say that most - if not all - board games are educational: they promote team work, self esteem, discipline, strategic thinking. They are a wonderful school resource but most teachers today have no idea they exist.
While I guess you are technically correct I feel the same argument could be made for many (if not most) activities including video games. So to say "educational games" seems more of a way to describe a particular niche of games than to be excluding other games from being educational.
I don't know about most video games (though I suspect most aren't) but there are loads of video games that don't fit that label (many of which I've played) and do involve strategy (often deep) along with other educational values.
I agree that many couldn't be classed as such but I'd equally argue that many board games lack any real strategy or educational value.
I don't completely disagree with the OP but feel the statement is over generalised and seems to miss the point of what a game that is classed as an 'educational' game is.
Nothing against video games, I do enjoy them but I wouldn't call them educational. There's no way I could use them in my classes.
I don' know: a few that spring to mind are Spore, Civilisation, Sims, Scribblenauts, point and click puzzle type games, Bookworm, Portal, The incredible Machine and Minecraft but I guess my primary argument was that just because something could have educational benefits does not mean it would be classed as an educational game.