Games with an agenda
“Add’em Up”
Using addition as a mix of puzzle-solving and strategic choice.
Online playable Flashgame
http://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle-games/addemup.jsp
“Allies and Aliens”
Narratively anchored game about bias, prejudice, hate and propaganda; for classes 7-8.
Online playable Flashgame
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/allies_aliens/
“Fake for Real”
matching mechanism from “concentration” / “Memory” put to good use in a Baudrillard’ way of matching real and fake.
Online playable Flashgame
http://www.fakeforreal.com/
“Scoyo”
Examples from the set of thousands of german-curriculum-conform learning objects in game/quiz form, for classes 1-7.
Online playable Flashgames
http://www-de.scoyo.com/
Aesthetic and remarkable ones
Games easy to repurpose as teaching tools
Racetrack (Pen-and-Paper turn based game: Vectors and kinematics)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racetrack_%28game%29
Nim (Pen-annd-Paper or token game: basic math, hidden rules)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nim_Game
Just addictive or plain fun
BotArena 3 (Conctruction, tournament battle)
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/botarena3.jsp
GemCraft (Original, Tower Defense)
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/gemcraft.jsp
Cursed Treasure (Tower Defense)
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/cursed-treasure-game.jsp
The Space Game (Tower Defense)
http://www.candystand.com/play/the-space-game
Vector TD (Tower Defense, aesthetically pleasing)
http://www.candystand.com/play/vector-td
Elements (Collectible Card Game mechanism)
http://www.elementsthegame.com
Mytheria (Collectible Card Game mechanism)
http://www.kongregate.com/games/DiffusionGames/mytheria
Monster’s Den (Dungeon crawl RPG)
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/monstersden.jsp
Warfare 1917 (expanded TD mechanism, potential for learning game)
http://armorgames.com/play/2267/warfare-1917
The Last Stand 1 & 2 (survival, shooting game, storyline)
http://armorgames.com/play/269/the-last-stand
http://armorgames.com/play/1443/the-last-stand-2
Steambirds (innovative tactical turn-based game)
http://armorgames.com/play/5426/steambirds
SpellBlazer (Bejeweled game mechanic with storyline)
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/spellblazer.jsp
Lists and ressource sites
Teampedia
lists of teambuilding games by category
http://www.teampedia.net/wiki