Episode 4: Where in the World Are We? Geography in Games

This week, join Chris and Laura as they discuss how to use games to reinforce geography in education. They talk about how you can spend a fortune on Ticket to Ride, use GeoGuessr to learn real world geography from Google Street View, and take a deep dive into Queen Games' Thebes and how it integrates with an ancient history and geography curriculum.

 

Recommended Books and Games:

Civilization IV

Fire and Axe

Fire in the Lake

GeoGuessr

Motel of the Mysteries

Thebes

Ticket to Ride - This links to the basic U.S. map. Amazon has several expansions for various geographic regions.

The Ticket to Ride Sodor Map (fan made at BoardGameGeek)

 

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Intro and Outro Music:

"Crunk Knight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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