Sensitive settings (Topic Discussion)

Throughout time, terrible things have happened: plagues, wars, colonialism, genocide, executions, experimentation, extinctions, terrorism, abuse and many other atrocities. Some are still going on, most are condemned and they all evoke strong emotions in us. So when board games, which most of us see as a fun way to spend time, use these terrible events as their background, their setting, it seems to be a contradiction and it becomes very important how the game treats its subject matter. In this article, I want to find out if board games can treat atrocities in a sensitive and respectful manner that allows us to learn about these topics better and grow our understanding.

Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/09/15/sensitive-settings-topic-discussion/

Links

• The Cost: https://www.spielworxx.de/produkte-shop/
• Spielworxx: https://www.spielworxx.de/
• World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/
• International Agency for Research on Cancer: https://www.iarc.fr/
• Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr: https://www.wearehubgames.com/shop/holding-on-the-troubled-life-of-billy-kerr
• Hub Games: https://www.wearehubgames.com/
• This War of Mine: http://awakenrealms.com/games/this-war-of-mine-the-board-game/
• Awaken Realms: http://awakenrealms.com/
• GMT Games: https://www.gmtgames.com/
• GMT‘s announcement about Scramble for Africa: https://mailchi.mp/a9c2643ed89c/p500-update-removing-scramble-for-africa
• “A Cancelled Board Game Revealed” by Vice: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb9gd9/a-cancelled-board-game-revealed-how-colonialism-inspires-and-haunts-games
• “Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis?” by The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/style/board-games-cancel-culture.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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