#Unterricht & Weiterbildung

23 October 2022 Politics & Society

Playing at school and in lessons: Educators‘ Day 2022

How can board games be used in lessons, at school, and in community and senior work? Answers to this and other questions were provided at the Educators’ Day at SPIEL.

25 October 2021 Politics & Society

Board games for politics lessons

Alexander Preisinger is a co-editor of the brochure “Analoge Spiele für die politische Bildung”. It explains how to use games like Carcassonne, Schnapsen or Secret Hitler in lessons. We spoke to Preisinger about playful learning contexts, rhetorical skills and loss of control in the classroom.

14 April 2021 Science

Games with dice that score points promote maths skills

If you want your children to develop maths skills, you don’t need to rely on mathematical learning games. Simply playing basic board games with number dice is enough, rather than using games with colour or symbol dice. That’s the conclusion of a scientific study.

24 June 2020 Politics & Society

Deutsche Einheit: Wendespiel über Wiedervereinigung

In the competition “Umbruchszeiten. Deutschland im Wandel seit der Einheit”, young people explored the topic of German reunification. Class 9a at Hersleben state community school developed a board game with event cards based on real-life experiences.

2 February 2020 Politics & Society

Educators’ Day: Spielstarke Schulen

Children learn many things through play that they also need at school. At the Educators’ Day at Spiel 2019, games expert Christina Valentiner-Branth explained how teachers can benefit from this and use games in their lessons.

17 December 2013 Politics & Society

Playing at school

Alongside maths, biology and English, some schools also have games on the timetable. We visited a Berlin primary school and watched young game designers at work. We also spoke to game educator Jürgen Kerber. He plays the role-playing game “Das Schwarze Auge” with pupils and reveals what the children learn from it.

Hexen gegen Huren

What do prostitutes and Jews have in common? They were marginalised groups in the Middle Ages, just like executioners and alleged witches. Historian Christopher Barth is a teacher and has developed a board game about these marginalised groups. He wants to use it to raise awareness among pupils. In the interview, he reveals why fun isn’t the main focus and why he is bothered by the portrayal of the Middle Ages in many social games.

What do managers learn at the gaming table?

Economic mechanisms are ever-present in board games. Players produce goods, trade in raw materials and pay for their actions with money. Klaus Teuber, author of “Die Siedler von Catan”, explains what entrepreneurs can learn at the gaming table. And Ulrich Blum, spokesperson for the Spiele-Autoren-Zunft (SAZ), reveals why capitalism in many games works just like in the textbook.

28 February 2013 Economy

Lessons for strategists

Modern board games like “Die Siedler von Catan” are introductions to entrepreneurial thinking and action. Even seasoned managers can still learn a thing or two at the gaming table.

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