Playing Colonialism - Board Game Ethics

This live stream is a panel of game professionals and researchers discussing the depiction of colonialism in board games and tabletop wargames. We will focus on the evolution of colonialism’s depiction in our games, examine ethical and historical considerations of this depiction and discuss a possible way forward for the hobby. The panel: Mary Flanagan: an award-winning game designer and artist, is Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor in Digital Humanities, Chair of Film and Media Studies, and director of the Tiltfactor game research lab at Dartmouth College. She is the author of eight books, including Playing Oppression. Jason “ShelfStories“ Perez: runs the Youtube channel Shelf Stories focus on education, inclusion, and compassion in our hobby. He is a cultural consultant in the board game industry, including Brazil Imperial, and Puerto Rico 1897. Brian Train: is a freelance writer and game designer who has published over 50 games, including Colonial Twilight, and hi