People agree games are a great way to review a topic, but what about using games to deliver your core educational principles? Absolutely! Here are some tips to accomplish this.

1. Define your objective. Make a list of the key teaching points you want to cover.
2. Create questions based on your key points.
3. Be creative. Questions do not specifically have to cover a topic, they can be used simply as a stepping stone to what you want to teach or review.
4. Remember, your key objective is to teach a topic, you are using “fun” to help you achieve your primary objective which is educational.
5. Use a game that allows the use of summary points that will allow you to review content after each question. 
6. Slow down the game. Your objective is different than a TV game show. Theirs is to entertain, yours is to educate.
7. Allow up to 45 minutes for one game. 
8. Read each question prior to answering.
9. Your main concern should be more on the content delivery than who wins or looses. The game simply is a different medium to deliver your material.
10. Games do not always have to be long. A short game of 4-6 questions, can be a great way to review the key points of a talk or use as a warm up for a presentation.