games Victory Points Suck How oversimplified historical simulations can perpetuate regressive views of Colonial history. I really hate victory points (VPs) as a game mechanic. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy playing plenty of games that do
games From Civilisation to Pax Porfiriana: how I learned to stop worrying and accept colonialism Civilization was one of the first computer games I really learnt anything from. I'm not sure when I first played it, but Wikipedia says it was released in 1991 so I guess around
research Art of Noises: risk, live music, play and power Art Of Noises is an experimental board game of avante-garde musical improvisation. Five words are dealt out (like purple, Communism, Taj Mahal, scared, snooker), and players take it in turns to perform one
games Selective Imagination: you can be anything you want, but you can't be that For me, one of the most frustrating things about any kind of vaguely nerdy fandom is the application of what I can only describe as selective imagination. This is most extreme in things
