Ep 91: A Conversation With Jason Perez On Colonialism In Board Games

Marc sits down with Jason Perez from Shelf Stories to talk about colonialism in board games. Along the way they also touch on social media, moral philosophy, and a couple of tangential rants, as is tradition.  0:30 - Jason's projects 9:25 - Critique of Puerto Rico 25:40 - Endeavor: Age of Sail and the challenge of moral consequences 30:50 - Marc's tangential rant about (and spoiling) The Last Duel 34:39 - Jason gets his own tangential rant in for good measure 38:50 - Recognizing the player's perspectives 41:33 - The way social media distorts our perspective 52:36 - Everyone seems to care more about hypocrisy than the issues 59:16 - What to do as a designer 1:05:16 - Fantasy/Sci-fi colonization games 1:08:24 - Cultivating a better community Subscribe to Shelf Stories here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaZ7055IWOdm8XCJfFRDcw Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.