The present invention shows a learning system including game components and a method of using the game components that constitute an educational game. The game components have a container which has a plurality of compartments plus a plurality of individual flash cards that display educational content on one or both faces of the individual flash cards. The method of use can be a single-user or multi-user both of which enables learning and mastering information. The method of use provides learners with systematic repetitive learning methods that ensure multiple exposures to flash cards containing educational content which have not yet be mastered by a learner. The method of use also precisely tracks and organizes the progress made by learners and systematically directs the learner's efforts towards individual flash cards that have not yet been mastered and away from individual flash cards that have already been mastered. The multi-user method of use encourages a competitive educational game. The learning system allows learners to reap the benefits of a personalized and customized learning experience without the need for direct teacher involvement.