NCMA Explore Minigames (NCMA Explore Resource)
Have fun and learn more by playing short, single-player video games that link thematically to each civilization featured in NCMA Explore.
| Play the PyramidQuest: Ancient Peru minigame. This is a “city builder” style game based on the Sicán culture. In PyramidQuest, players grow, collect, and mine resources historically accurate to Sicán culture to build an ancient Peruvian civilization. Win the game by building a city complete with a pyramid! Check out our background notes to learn more about the research that informed the creation of the game. |
Play PyramidQuest
Play the Mesoamerican Ballgame. This simple, single-player minigame is similar to what would have been played at Chichen Itza in the past. Check out our background notes to learn more about the research that informed the creation of the game.
Play Mesoamerican Ballgame
| Play the Tomb Hero minigame. The objective of Tomb Hero is the opposite of most stealth games: instead of collecting treasure, players return treasure. Players must avoid the notice of tomb robbers and find four canopic jars. When the four canopic jars are returned to the canopic chest, the player wins the game. Check out our background notes to learn more about the research that informed the creation of the game. |
Play Tomb Hero
Play Saturnalia Celebrations, a minigame set in an ancient Roman domestic setting. The premise of this minigame is that the villa is a mess and players must clean up and put everything in its proper place. The motivation for the cleanup is to prepare for Saturnalia, one of the largest celebrations on the Roman calendar. Check out our background notes to learn more about the research that informed the creation of the game.
Play Saturnalia Celebrations
Play Cargo Boss: Ancient Greece, a trading game set in the Aegean Sea. In Cargo Boss, players establish a trade network between city-states by dodging pirates and delivering goods such as figs, grapes, and pottery. Check out our background notes to learn more about the research that informed the creation of the game.
Play Cargo Boss