Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In today's video, Jamey and Erica discuss games that sneakily teach players about the world (whether the games are played at home or at school).
Panelists
--Sleeping Queens and Dragonwood (Skiler)
--Molly House (Aryn)
--The Mind (Dillon)
--Baba Is You (Garrett, digital gamer)
--Genotype (Kaitlyn)
Erica's Top 5
5. Civilization A New Dawn
4. Five Tribes
3. Pandemic
2. Wingspan
1. Dixit
Jamey's Top 5
Ark Nova, Galileo Galilei, Endeavor: Deep Sea
5. Watergate (history)
4. Panda Royale (math)
3. Earth (science)
2. Let's Go to Japan (geography/culture)
1. Forest Shuffle (science/biology/math)
Full list by category:
History - Fall of Rome, Through the Ages, Innovation, Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle, Watergate, Timeline, Civilization A New Dawn, 1960: The Making of the President, Diplomacy, John Company, Coloma, Trekking Through History, Striking Flint
Science/Environmental - Cytosis, Evolution, Evolution Climate, Photosynthesis, Terraforming Mars, Astronomy and Anatomy Fluxx, Planetarium, Cosmogenesis, Ecosystem, Wingspan, Finspan, Earth, Ark Nova, Oceans, Kavango, Forestry, Galileo Galilei, Barrage, Meadow, The Manhattan Project, Weather Machine, Verdant, Botany, Daybreak, Endeavor: Deep Sea, Genotype, Forest Shuffle
Geography/Social Studies - Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Parks, Risk, Power Grid, Hegemony, Votes for Women, Cascadia, Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail, Let's Go to Japan, On Tour, Trekking the World, Through Ice and Snow, Photo Tour
Math - Sushi Go!, Five Tribes, Exit Escape Room Games, Kingdomino, Math Fluxx, Brikks, Bohnanza, A Fistful of Meeples, Power Grid, Carcassonne, Barenpark, Point Salad, D&D, Panda Royale
Learning Language - Dixit, Hanabi, Mysterium Park, Telestrations, Splendor, Century Spice Road, Qwirkle, Skull, Kingdomino, Codenames Pictures
Language Arts - Dixit, Codenames, Superfight, Letter Jam, D&D, Boggle, Choose Your Own Adventure, First Contact, Stuffed Fables, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Above and Below, Quiddler, Rory's Story Cubes
Games That Instill Curiosity: youtu.be/IHhXDI-rZN0?si=uDHX9eiKMlOgSQDI
00:00 - Introduction & Panelists
14:30 - 5
18:42 - 4
22:10 - 3
25:43 - 2
30:05 - 1
podcast link: stonemaiergames.com/about/podcast
Intro animation by Jeff Payne vimeo.com/jaaronpayne
In today's video, Jamey and Erica discuss games that sneakily teach players about the world (whether the games are played at home or at school).
Panelists
--Sleeping Queens and Dragonwood (Skiler)
--Molly House (Aryn)
--The Mind (Dillon)
--Baba Is You (Garrett, digital gamer)
--Genotype (Kaitlyn)
Erica's Top 5
5. Civilization A New Dawn
4. Five Tribes
3. Pandemic
2. Wingspan
1. Dixit
Jamey's Top 5
Ark Nova, Galileo Galilei, Endeavor: Deep Sea
5. Watergate (history)
4. Panda Royale (math)
3. Earth (science)
2. Let's Go to Japan (geography/culture)
1. Forest Shuffle (science/biology/math)
Full list by category:
History - Fall of Rome, Through the Ages, Innovation, Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle, Watergate, Timeline, Civilization A New Dawn, 1960: The Making of the President, Diplomacy, John Company, Coloma, Trekking Through History, Striking Flint
Science/Environmental - Cytosis, Evolution, Evolution Climate, Photosynthesis, Terraforming Mars, Astronomy and Anatomy Fluxx, Planetarium, Cosmogenesis, Ecosystem, Wingspan, Finspan, Earth, Ark Nova, Oceans, Kavango, Forestry, Galileo Galilei, Barrage, Meadow, The Manhattan Project, Weather Machine, Verdant, Botany, Daybreak, Endeavor: Deep Sea, Genotype, Forest Shuffle
Geography/Social Studies - Ticket to Ride, Pandemic, Parks, Risk, Power Grid, Hegemony, Votes for Women, Cascadia, Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail, Let's Go to Japan, On Tour, Trekking the World, Through Ice and Snow, Photo Tour
Math - Sushi Go!, Five Tribes, Exit Escape Room Games, Kingdomino, Math Fluxx, Brikks, Bohnanza, A Fistful of Meeples, Power Grid, Carcassonne, Barenpark, Point Salad, D&D, Panda Royale
Learning Language - Dixit, Hanabi, Mysterium Park, Telestrations, Splendor, Century Spice Road, Qwirkle, Skull, Kingdomino, Codenames Pictures
Language Arts - Dixit, Codenames, Superfight, Letter Jam, D&D, Boggle, Choose Your Own Adventure, First Contact, Stuffed Fables, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Above and Below, Quiddler, Rory's Story Cubes
Games That Instill Curiosity: youtu.be/IHhXDI-rZN0?si=uDHX9eiKMlOgSQDI
00:00 - Introduction & Panelists
14:30 - 5
18:42 - 4
22:10 - 3
25:43 - 2
30:05 - 1
podcast link: stonemaiergames.com/about/podcast
Intro animation by Jeff Payne vimeo.com/jaaronpayne
