The world a child builds tells their story.
The World Game is a non-verbal, projective test that takes only a few minutes. The child builds a village from wooden elements. A qualified professional gains insight into their wellbeing, cognitive level (giftedness) and learning strategy.
A test a child can't rehearse, in a language they don't need to speak.
Regular questionnaires and IQ tests rely on language and right answers. The World Game observes how a child builds, and what they place where. A trained eye sees more than just a score.
- 1,000+
- trained practitioners
- 11
- countries
100% non-verbal
Language and literacy are never a barrier.
Projective
The child builds their story, and any need for help, on the table.
For everyone
Not tied to age, and especially revealing with giftedness, neurodiversity and children who speak another language.
Evidence-based
A proven test, refined over decades of international research and use by practitioners.
What does the World Game tell you?
A built village gives insight into three different aspects:
How does the child explore the world around them?
Structure, reasoning and abstraction, including hidden potential and (high) giftedness.
How does the child handle their world?
Learning style and thinking preference (visual-spatial and/or verbal-sequential), and the conditions a child needs to thrive.
How does the child experience their world?
Relationships, communication, inner tensions and any blocks that hinder behaviour and wellbeing.
Over a century of research
From H.G. Wells and Margaret Löwenfeld to today’s universities: the World Game has been shaped by generations of researchers.
Origins1911 — 1936 · 5 moments
Standardisation1945 — 1979 · 4 moments
Institutional1997 — 2026 · 8 moments
Where would you like to begin?
The World Game is used across different sectors. Choose the description that fits your audience and explore the possibilities.
Train to use the World Game
For psychologists, remedial educationalists, coaches and others who work with children. Get certified to guide a session and read what a child builds, then use it in your own practice, school or clinic.
- Two levels: Practitioner (PW) and Expert (EX)
- Supervised practice on real builds
- A licence and a listing in our register
See a child beyond test scores
When a child’s results or behaviour puzzle the team, the World Game shows how they think, learn and feel, without relying on words or right answers. Refer to a certified practitioner and read the report together.
- Three lenses on one session
- Non-verbal, so language is never a barrier
- Especially revealing for gifted and hard-to-read children
Considering it for your child
Understand what a session actually is, why it is gentle and non-verbal, and what the report gives you. When you are ready, find a certified professional near you.
- How a session works, step by step
- Nothing to prepare, practise or score
- Find a professional in NL, Denmark and internationally
Already trained with us
Stay connected to the test and the people who use it. Community gatherings and intervision, shared materials, and your public listing in the register.
- Community gatherings and intervision
- Your listing in the public register
- Feedback and shared knowledge in the closed community
Trusted by people who work with children
I really enjoyed participating in The World Game Practitioner training. The curriculum was both engaging and thought-provoking. It offered a creative and innovative approach that kept me fully invested throughout. I found the content to be not only relevant but also inspiring, and it has sparked new ideas for how I can apply these strategies in my own work. I am genuinely looking forward to what is to come as I continue to grow with the training and certification I have received.
I trained as a World Game practitioner in Switzerland July 2026 and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Understanding giftedness is complex, and tools such as the World Game are particularly valuable because they equip practitioners with the human and relational skills needed to communicate meaningfully with children. Such approaches are rare, especially compared with the standardised forms of assessment, and I found the experience both enriching and inspiring.
De training tot Wereldspel Practitioner heeft volledig aan mijn verwachtingen voldaan. Ik hoopte dat ik een tool in handen zou krijgen waardoor ik zou kunnen zien/ervaren wat bij het kind speelt, en dat is precies wat ik gekregen heb. Het laat mij juist zien wat er in het kind omgaat, waar het tegenaan loopt en met korte gerichte vragen kun je heel snel bij de kern uitkomen. Annemieke is een fijne deskundige docent, met de nodige vlieguren in het Wereldspel. Zowel het Wereldspel als Annemieke kan ik van harte aanbevelen.`
Review in Dutch
Het Wereldspel brengt steeds weer belangrijke gesprekken op gang als kinderen vastlopen op school. Ik ga ervan uit, dat ieder kind leerbaar is. Ook kinderen met autisme met een normale tot hoge intelligentie. Het zijn vaak hele creatieve en sensitieve kinderen, die heel talentvol zijn, maar moeite hebben om mee te komen op school. Het Wereldspel helpt mij om ouders inzicht te geven in het potentieel van hun kind. Zij zijn zich vaak niet bewust dat hun kind anders leert, dan de gemiddelde leerling. Kinderen kunnen daardoor in een isolement terecht komen, ze trekken zich terug of gaan onderpresteren. Met de inzet van het Wereldspel komen steeds weer belangrijke gesprekken op gang over nieuwe kansen en een nieuw perspectief.
Review in Dutch
Watch the World Game in motion
A short film about the World Game test, and conversations with the researchers and professionals who use the World Game, including Linda Silverman and the Gifted Institute in Denmark.
Watch films & interviewsSee a child's mind in a way words never could.
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