Historical board games occupy an awkward space in our hobby. They are usually not designed to teach history in any formal sense, and they are also not entertaining in the sense of being fun. These games stop short of education, offering no syllabus, no claims of being a detailed treatise of their setting, and no obligation to explain themselves. The subject matter historical board games draw on, war, exploitation, inequality, famine, and systemic violence, doesn't suit the lightness or escapism people often expect when playing board games as a leisure activity. The result is a form of play that somehow feels serious but incomplete. In this article, I want to explore this in more detail.

Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/02/24/no-mans-land-historical-board-games-position-between-entertainment-and-education-topic-discussion/
Listen to the audio version here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zRaP5YUCz5jRfUz3hhujc

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Next Saturday 8th Feb 2025 is the SDHISTCON Winter 25 online board gaming con. The Wargame Bootcamp is holding a special online training event on Friday, the day BEFORE the con.

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Pieces for the traditional #Indigenous #Sámi game #sáhkku, usually made with wood or bone, here in ceramics by Ingunn Berg-Nordlie

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