Computer-implemented environments and interfaces for educational games

One or more tangible computer-readable storage devices storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• causing a game interface for an educational game to appear on a computer display device of a first player, the educational game being played with a set of game cards comprising a number of families of two or more cards, each game card comprising a representation of an artistic work, the representation showing a unique classical painting, showing a unique sculpted work, showing a unique architectural work, triggering playback of a unique musical phrase, or showing a unique literary passage, each family having a common criterion, the common criterion being one of a common artist, a common author, a common composer, a common artistic time period, a common artistic theme, a common artistic genre, or a common country of origin, the game interface displaying game cards currently held by the first player as part of the educational game and allowing the first player to input a request for a game card from one or more other players,
• wherein the method further comprises:
• (a) in a first game play instance, simultaneously displaying three first-game-play-instance panes in the game interface on the computer display device (1) a first pane of the multiple first-game-play-instance panes displaying the game cards currently held by the first player, (2) a second pane of the multiple first-game-play-instance panes displaying the list of families from the set of game cards, and (3) a third pane of the multiple first-game-play-instance panes displaying all the game cards of a family selected by the first player from the list of families of the second pane, and
• (b) in a second game play instance triggered by the first player's selection of a respective one of the game cards from the family of game cards displayed in the third pane, simultaneously displaying three second-game-play-instance panes in the game interface on the computer display device, (1) a first pane of the multiple second-game-play-instance panes displaying the game cards currently held by the first player, (2) a second pane of the multiple second-game-play-instance panes displaying an enlarged image of the artistic work in the respective one of the game cards selected by the first player, the second pane of the second game play instance replacing the second pane of the first game play instance in response to the respective one of the game cards being selected by the first player, and (3) a third pane of the multiple second-game-play-instance panes displaying all the game cards of the family of the card selected by the first player.