Embracing the Passion and Perfection of Chess While claims of skill transfer may be overblown, there is still benefit to be had in the tiny, claustrophobic world of the game. Iona Italia 20 May 2023 · 12 min read
Quillette Podcast #179: Racist Orcs, Ableist Adventures, and Non-Binary Monsters: Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Survive Wokeness? Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to psychology professor Christopher J. Ferguson about his newly published academic paper, Are Orcs Racist? Dungeons and Dragons, Ethnocentrism, Anxiety, and the Depiction of ‘Evil’ Monsters [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-021-02551-4]. Quillette 31 Jan 2022 · 1 min read
The Videogame That Takes Us Inside the Hell of a Nazi-Run World The New Order starts off in 1962, but not the 1962 we know. In this timeline, the Axis powers have conquered Eurasia, and are now seeking to bring Africa to heel, along with other far-flung corners of the world. Carlos Miguel del Callar 26 Nov 2020 · 9 min read
Are Gamer Stereotypes Accurate? An FBI investigation into the episode produced a heavily redacted report that satisfied no one. Christopher J. Ferguson 11 Apr 2020 · 7 min read
Goa, Gods, Gandhi and Greed: Lessons in Colonialism from Four Boardgames It’s really a collection of subcultures, since fans of one gaming niche often have little interest in any of the others. Jonathan Kay 17 Jan 2020 · 12 min read
Entering the Mind of an Inuit Whale-Hunter Klarmann and Eklund didn’t care about getting players to admire Indigenous peoples, even if that is what they achieved. They were just two nerds trying to make a good game. Jonathan Kay 21 Jan 2019 · 16 min read