Steam engine games
Five small games, no sign-up, no ads, all the facts sourced. Works with a mouse, a finger or a keyboard.
Game 1
Steam Engine Explorer
Run a double-acting engine or a Newcomen engine. Slow it down, step it, test yourself with the labels off.
Play →Game 2Valve Master
You are the slide valve. Switch on the dead centre to keep the engine running for sixteen strokes.
Play →Game 3Steam Timeline
Six steam moments, shuffled. Put them in order from earliest to latest.
Play →Game 4Steam Engines Quiz
Ten questions at a time from a bank of 40. Every answer comes with its source.
Play →Game 5Engine Pairs
A memory game: match each diagram or engraving to its name.
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