How is learning maths playfully not insisted upon in this article or the comments? 2 examples: - many card games require players to count points depending on th

How is learning maths playfully not insisted upon in this article or the comments? 2 examples: - many card games require players to count points depending on the cards they won. lots of adding and mental calculation training in a fun setting. - more advanced games like DragonBox, which blew me away from a purely game design point of view. FYI, I'm a game designer and I had never seen a game teach players, 5yo and adults alike, how to solve an equation for x in a matter of hours, while actually being fun, and WITHOUT triggering math-phobic reflexes.. (http://dragonboxapp.com/ http://dragonboxapp.com/)