Academic Games is a competition in the U.S. in which players win by out-thinking each other in mathematics, language arts, and social studies.

Member leagues in eight states hold a national tournament every year, in which players in four divisions compete in eight different games covering math, English, and history.

The earliest tournaments, in the late 1960s, were held on or near the campus of Nova High School in Davie, Florida.

The new league was created partially because of personal conflict with Robert W. Allen.

Other board members represent Academic Games leagues in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Adventurous games have a series of variation possibilities that may apply and increase in difficulty as players age.

Some local leagues also play other games such as On-Words (a simplified version of LinguiSHTIK).

The game uses a playing mat with Forbidden, Permitted, and Required sections and 24 cubes, each labeled with numbers and mathematical operations.

Equations games become more intricate with the use of factorials, vulgar fractions, and even logarithms, in the Senior division.

On-Sets is a board and cube game that teaches basic logic and set theory.

WFF 'N Proof is a board and cube game that was created by Professor Layman Allen in 1961 to teach the basics of symbolic logic.

To win the game, you have to write a proof, using the cubes to create "WFFs" (Well-Formed Formulas).

LinguiSHTIK is a technical game that teaches language arts and linguistics.

Some concepts taught in LinguiSHTIK include sentence patterns, clauses, grammar, and verbs.

Most Propaganda clues involve statements that are likely to be heard in advertising or politics.

During a tournament, players are assisted by a gazetteer which has each president's name, birth date, birthplace, and other basic information.

The only notable difference is that this game concerns historical facts related to a theme chosen at the national tournament two years prior.

The theme of the 2017–2018 season was Greek and Roman Mythology, which was chosen by vote at the 2015–2016 tournament.

A spectator at an Academic Games tournament will hear a lot of jargon being thrown around that he or she may not be familiar with.