Archive - The History of Learning Games

The Sumerian Game

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Episode 4: The Sumerian Game

1964's The Sumerian Game is recognized as the first educational videogame, but due to its numerous and often overlooked contributions to games as a…

Aug 25

A Transcript of Episode 3

Aug 14

Episode 3: Kriegsspiel

During the Napoleonic Wars, a German “board game geek” set out to make a tabletop wargame that accurately simulated real combat in a way that earlier…

Aug 11

Snakes and Ladders

A Transcript of Episode 2

Aug 9

Introduction and a Nickel Tour of the History of Games

A Transcript of Episode 1

Aug 7

July 2025

Episode 2: Snakes and Ladders

Jul 31

Episode 1: Introduction & a Nickel Tour of the History of Games

Jul 30

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