Board game:Rules of the Road: Driver Education Game

Prior to the twentieth century, many board games served a dual purpose, simultaneously entertaining and educating players. The Checkered Game of Life and Mansion of Happiness, for instance, incorporated moral values into game play, rewarding virtue and condemning vice. Though by the 1900s game manufacturers began to emphasize entertainment over education, instructional games meant to make learning fun have persisted. In Cadaco's Rules of the Road, which debuted in 1977, players must use their knowledge of road signs and traffic laws to navigate around the game board. "Players have fun using rules of the road and skillful driving to win," the box reads, and "Children and non-drivers learn bicycle and pedestrian safety by knowing the rules of the road."