Jogos de tabuleiro do Império
board games modernos e a pervasividade do neoliberalismo
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https://doi.org/10.22409/contracampo.v40i3.50293Keywords:
Jogos de mesa, Neoliberalismo, Colonialismo, Game studies, ComunicaçãoAbstract
The article investigates the pervasiveness of neoliberal ideology in modern tabletop games. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of tabletop games and a consolidation of a new market. One of the milestones of the new era is the popularization of the board game Catan, which players explore an island at the beginning of the Age of Exploration era. Based on the survey of the characteristics of the 100 best ranked games in the Board Game Geek forum, we identified the prevalence of neoliberal dynamics in several games. Based on contributions from communication, game studies and post-colonialism, we will raise some issues regarding the phenomenon of tabletop games and the ideological components in them. From representations of European colonialism, passing through the imagination of the neoliberal future and arriving the current directions of the industry.
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