The World Game
 An example of four different cards, used for the game. | |
| Years active | c. 1950s-Present |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Card game |
| Players | 2-8 |
| Playing time | Casual games can last up to 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
| Random chance | Medium (card shuffling) |
| Skill(s) required | Geographical Knowledge, Luck |
"The World Game" is a famous card game created by Katharine Walker in the 1950s, with intentions of the game being used in school systems around the world. The World Game is based on comparing facts between countries, where the highest fact wins. However, to make the game interesting, there are some challenges that can be called. You are asked to guess the flag, show the location of a country on the map or name the capital city of a country. The game is award-winning and wildly popular due to it's easy to learn rules as well as portability.
History
The game was created in 1954, by a geography teacher named Katharine Walker who used it to teach her class basic geography which she believed many students were not aware of. She made the original game using pieces of card and drawing the flags as well as statistics for the countries she found using old books.