Trekking the World

Trekking the World

Family Game
2-5 Players
About 45 Minutes
Grade 3 and Up
Game Schooler Recommendation

Trekking the World seems like it’s been around forever, but this 2020 release offers simple gameplay with robust choices. Turns are straightforward, but managing your options is what drives this game. Trotting around the globe, collecting souvenirs, and taking tours of must-see destinations are sure to exercise your spatial perception, strategic thinking, and logistics skills. Throw in the fact that each destination card includes a mini-bio, and you’ve got yourself a gameschooling tour de force.

Game Overview

Gleaming monuments and sunrise vistas await your arrival as you traverse the globe to experience its many wonders. Will you explore ancient ruins deep in the jungle, or go wild on a savanna safari? Build your bucket list of destinations and take a whirlwind tour to visit them all - but hurry, your fellow travelers might just beat you there! In Trekking the World 2-5 players compete to be the ultimate globe trotter by racing to visit world-renowned locations and collect rare souvenirs along the way. The game spotlights 48 real-world destinations, each beautifully illustrated and accompanied with educational passages to inspire your next getaway.

Skills
  • Competition Competition
    Develops healthy competitive habits as two or more parties compete for a goal that cannot be shared.
  • Logistics Logistics
    Allows students to manage the flow of production between the point of origin to the point of consumption.
  • Spatial Perception Spatial Perception
    Strengthens a student’s understanding of the spatial relationships with the objects in their environment as well as themselves.
  • Strategic Thinking Strategic Thinking
    Encourages students to develop a process or long-term strategy for accomplishing a goal.
  • Tactical Thinking Tactical Thinking
    Challenges students to make decisions based on currently available information.
  • Resource Management Resource Management
    Boosts a student’s capacity to efficiently and effectively oversee available assets.
Game Details
  • Type: Board Game
  • Category: Family Game
  • Designer(s): Charlie Bink
  • Published: 2020
  • Game Length: About 45 Minutes
  • Players: 2-5 Players
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