German Articles Game (der/die/das) — a no-prep interactive game that helps students in KS2, KS3 and beginner German lessons master noun gender through play. Choosing between der, die and das is one of the first real hurdles in German, and the one students find hardest to make stick. Rote lists don’t work; recall under a bit of friendly pressure does. This game turns article practice into a block-puzzle: students drag and place pieces on a board, and between placements they answer a quick der / die / das question to earn points, power-ups and level-ups. How it builds recall. The game is built on three things that make vocabulary stick — retrieval practice, adaptive spacing and dual coding: Every question is active recall, not multiple-choice guessing dressed up. Words a student gets wrong are tracked and re-served roughly 60% of the time, so each player quietly gets more practice on exactly the nouns they struggle with. Each noun is paired with a picture (emoji) hint. On early levels the word and picture show together; on harder levels the word is hidden and only the picture appears, forcing the student to recall the gender from meaning alone. What’s included: 90 German nouns across 9 everyday themes — Animals, Food, Home, Things, Out & About, Nature, Body, People and Fun — each with a picture hint. Difficulty that ramps automatically: 15 questions per level, word-plus-picture early on, picture-only later. Earnable power-ups (Bomb, Hammer, Rotate, Shield, 50/50, Skip) that reward a good streak — the game feel that keeps students coming back. Multiple named player profiles, with scores and progress saved on the device. A “Words to practise” review screen so students (and you) can see what still needs work. Teacher-editable word list — change or extend the vocabulary by editing one plain-text file; no coding needed. Best for: starters, plenaries, homework, cover lessons, independent practice and revision. Not for: full initial teaching of the case system — this is targeted gender/article recall. Format and access: Single self-contained HTML file — download and double-click, no install, no login. Works offline on laptop, Mac, iPad (via Microsoft Edge) and Chromebook. Progress is stored in the browser on the device. Suitable for Year 4 up to Year 9 German, transition/primary MFL, and any beginner learner meeting der/die/das for the first time.