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Political Correction - why we forgive problematic games (Topic Discussion)
Description
As we all know, there are a good number of board games that haven't aged well, if I may put it like that. In the past, games happily made colonialism their central setting and gameplay, gave women little or no place in their worlds, or treated cultures through the eyes of the oppressor. Yet, these games remain in people's collections and come back to the table. In this article, rather than asking whether we should still play these problematic games, I explore why we don't just choose different games from the large swathe of new releases.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/09/22/political-correction-why-we-forgive-problematic-games-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
- BoardGameGeek: “How Puerto Rico 1897 Came to Be, an Interview with Jason Perez”: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/133975/how-puerto-rico-1897-came-to-be-an-interview-with
- Puerto Rico 1897: https://www.ravensburger.us/en-US/products/games/strategy-games/puerto-rico-1897-27348
- Votes for Women review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/10/votes-for-women-digital-eyes/
Music
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Chill Vibes by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/
Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)
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Urban Rainfall Rhythms by | e s c p | https://www.escp.space
https://escp-music.bandcamp.com
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