Armchair Dragoons on the “culture wars”

A special issue of Armchair Dragoons’ Mentioned in Dispatches podcast features Brant Guillory, Matt Kirschenbaum, and myself discussing recent controversies on representation and diversity in the wargaming hobby.

For some background, see these previous reports at PAXsims:

• NYT: Should Board Gamers Play the Roles of Racists, Slavers and Nazis? (2 August 2019)
• NPR: Girl Security brings war games to a younger generation (20 July 2019)
• Wargaming and representation (19 June 2019)
• Women and wargaming: the good, the bad, and the ugly (9 March 2016)
• Gender and national security gaming (5 March 2016)
• Women and (professional) wargaming (15 October 2014)
• Archipelago Annie on gaming definitions, bosses and game development, and professional gaming careers for women (4 August 2014)
• Gender and simulation participation (28 June 2013)

There is also a longer list of articles linked at Armchair Dragoons.

And before anyone comments, yes we were all painfully aware of the irony of three middle-aged white guys discussing diversity in the hobby—sadly, many of the other gamers Brant reached out were unavailable. If you’ve got something you would like to contribute to the debate (especially if you’re a female, LGBTQ, or other minority wargamer) please drop us a line—PAXsims is always looking for material on this and other topics.

Picture credit: Origin.