Far Side of History

📢 We’re moving!

Far Side of History is becoming Dueling History — a place where teachers can turn games into activities for any subject.

Visit duelinghistory.com →

First game: Football — answer questions to move the ball. Works for any subject.

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Nine Pharaohs Walk Into a Classroom

Back in the Flash days I had a whole set of “Famous Pharaohs” activities: a mouseover page, a wheel game, and a match game with a teaser that had kids shouting out the answer before the picture ever showed up. Flash is gone. The pharaohs aren’t. They’ve moved over to Dueling History. Meet the Pharaohs…

October 2, 2026

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How Much Are You Willing to Risk? The Leap of Faith, 1999 to Now

The third game on my 1999 ToolBook CD was a bridge. Eleven stones over a black chasm, a doorway in the cliff, and a title in the loudest pink ToolBook had: The Third Challenge. Answer a question, step to the next stone. Reach the door and you win. It worked. Kids leaned toward the screen…

September 25, 2026

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Every Game in One Place: The Dueling History Toolbox

My mother-in-law gave me a book called How to Teach Real Good. It was a joke. I keep it on the shelf anyway, because the title says the only thing I have ever been sure of: a class that is doing something remembers more than a class that is being told something. p> That is…

September 20, 2026

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Nine Pharaohs Walk Into a Classroom

How Much Are You Willing to Risk? The Leap of Faith, 1999 to Now

Every Game in One Place: The Dueling History Toolbox