Best board games: Root, John Company, and Cole Wehrle's painfully real historical games
It’s not exactly fun to revisit the colonialism, homophobia, and warfare of our past. But then again, “fun” was never really the point.
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It’s not exactly fun to revisit the colonialism, homophobia, and warfare of our past. But then again, “fun” was never really the point.
Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame from designer Tory Brown, stands to miss out on up to $60,000 of backing for its second print run after Facebook repeatedly banned ads for the game due to it featuring a "sensitive social issue".
Designer: Ted Raicer. Developers: Ty Bomba and Chris Perello. Price $49.00 Passed inspection: An excellent update to a proven design. Good coverage of a pivotal year in the war. Excellent expansion covering the ‘what if’s’ surrounding the strategic decisions on both sides. Failed basic: A solid design that’s had all the kinks ironed out over the years, there’s nothing to not like about this game! GMT’s recent release 1918/1919: Storm in the West dropped onto the game table in December. This is a game with a storied past, dating back to its initial release in 1992 with Command ...