Abstract: A system of educational games with a common educational theme of parliamentary, political, civic, geographical, and historical elements for delivering relevant, current information regarding elected or appointed officials, government, parliamentary procedures, constitutional law and/or regulatory affairs, along with historical facts. In one embodiment, a game includes thematic playing cards, a playing mat, chips, dice, one or more score pads and a set of official rules. Each thematic deck is also a traditional playing deck including the commonly known suits and ranks allowing for traditional card games to be played with these cards.