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Colonization is a strategy game where players take on the role of settles and build towns in a new land. A useful game for history lessons. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

Get a different educational Java game every weekend to try in your class. There are two levels of difficulty to choose from. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

An index of educational dinosoar games - hat tip Stephen Anderson.

Apologies for the time you are going to spend on this one! This is a truly additive logic game where players have to guide falling sugar into cups. Great fun! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

An online Dr Who adventure game from the BBC. Solve the mystery to save the day. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

This is a fun musical themed logic game where players must direct light particles into containers by placing arrows in the correct places. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

This is a fun, cute, social 3D island world designed especially with children in mind. Children make an avatar and follow a quick tutorial and explanation of safety rules. The children can take their characters on quests, play educational games and interact with other users of the site. A fabulous feature of the site is that users are encouraged to 'make and do' offline as well. These activities can be uploaded to a scrapbook and multimedia blog. Offline activities also generate points in the game. The scrapbook is defaulted to private and no photos of children will be approved by moderators if the scrapbook is public. All the usual safety features are in place, including a 'report' and 'block' other users button. The basic account with most features is free, but there are optional 'paid for' extras. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A fun strategy game where players must cut ropes to feed the little creature. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

Download this game where players must design the transport system for a city. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

This is a superb maths games and activities site. Design an avatar and stroll around and choose what activities you would like to do in a range of maths topics. The games are great and the graphics are well designed and child-friendly. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

If you have ever wanted to see a typing powered swimming cat on the back of a dolphin - now is your chance. Practise typing skills with this quirky game. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A maths game where players must position a square in a set of geometric puzzles. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Games based learning resources. Here is some information on games and articles on how they are being used.

A great design and problem solving game where players must build bridges to collect the parcels. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

Free jeopardy game for those teaching speed and velocity.

Some guides for using Kodu game lab in the classroom. I've used this in my classroom. Kodu is a free game creation software from Microsoft. Cool tool.

A fun logic game where players must travel from one platform to another jumping on coloured columns. Great for younger children. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

The mechanics of games that gamers use as they plan games and design them. I've learned about this from Ray Yan from Digipen in the Gamifi-ed OOC last week.

LIstening to Lauren Ferro talk about Gamer Types and how it relates to designing games for education in the OOC Hangout now. #gamifi-ed - Great article to read about this. They are relating player types to personality types as they design games. The four main types are :killers, achievers, explorers, and socializers. This is fascinating.

This is an action packed snowball fighting game. Avoid the icy projectiles while banishing your enemy in a pile of powdery snow. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Winter+%26+Christmas