With the help of Amazon Alexa and Google Home, kids and families can now immerse themselves in a new voice-activated game from Encyclopaedia Britannica called Guardians of History. The time travel game is all about immersing players in the past and getting them to help save history by making critical choices.
The first episode of Guardians of History is The Olympia Obstacles, which transports players back to the ancient city of Olympia, Greece for a voice-controlled adventure. Over the course of 40 minutes, the game unfolds, treating players to engaging content, characters, stories and imagery that's educational and historically accurate. Kids of all ages will appreciate that multiple endings are achievable so that Guardians of History can be played time and time again with different results.
Voice-Activated Encyclopaedia Games
Britannica's Guardians of History is a Time Travel Adventure
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