Looking for some board games that would be relatable to, let say, experiences from the last 20 years. But not in a generic sense like Pandemic, more like something more explicitly based on real events. Any suggestions?

  • Hawke@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Your best bet is probably war games of various sorts.

    Labyrinth: the war on terror is one that springs to mind, or maybe the “next war” series.

    • liori@lemm.eeOP
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      7 days ago

      TBH, I thought I’d see the opposite. Good design for war games require access to secret documents, while events in the public space get documents leaked and published all the time, or even documentaries being released. For example, I would expect events like the 2008 market crash or Brexit to have enough content for a simple board game at this point. I mean, I’m not expecting Campaign For North Africa level of details ;-)

      I agree development time is necessary though.