Parable of the Polygons

About Parable of the Polygons

Parable of the Polygons is a puzzle game all about segregation. This game is slightly different regarding being half game half blog post. The game is formatted like an article and is aimed at teaching you lessons on how harmless decisions can have a global effect, good or bad in the world.
The game contains cute squares and triangles of different color. Each one will be happy only when in the correct in ratios. For example, they will be unhappy if less than a third of their neighbors are the same shape. As their population grows it will be even harder to get the ratios correct. Have fun!
Release Date
December 2014
Developer
Parable of the Polygons was developed by Vi Hart and Nicky Case.
Features
Blog post style game
Various game modes
Thorough instructions
You can reset a game mode and replay
The game is inspired by Dynamic Models of Segregation paper from Thomas Schelling in 1971
Platform
Parable of the Polygons is a web browser game.
Controls
WASD or arrow keys to move
Space bar to pick-up/drop
Categorization Arcade » Educational » Parable of the Polygons Parable of the Polygons is a thrilling educational game that you can play here, free of charge. This game has been played 6,128 times and has been rated 8.1 out of 10 by 42 people. Vi Hart and Nicky Case made Parable of the Polygons. This great arcade game is made with HTML5 technology to work fast in modern browsers. You can play Parable of the Polygons in full-screen mode. Did you like playing this arcade game? Then take a look at our other educational games or Wired and Sweet Hangman.