@ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 3 months agoMan Thinks Games Were Better When He Was Blind to Their Blatant Political Themeshard-drive.netexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down115
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minus-square@stevestevesteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoThere are many win conditions in Civ, so it having “killing everyone else is winning” as a political statement would be a very weak argument imho
minus-square@jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkcakelinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months ago“genocide is good and a valid way to win” is pretty fucked up, if you think about it. So is “obliterate their culture”. You could also have a civ game where you lose if things get to the point of genocide, or the world devolves into a monoculture.
There are many win conditions in Civ, so it having “killing everyone else is winning” as a political statement would be a very weak argument imho
“genocide is good and a valid way to win” is pretty fucked up, if you think about it. So is “obliterate their culture”.
You could also have a civ game where you lose if things get to the point of genocide, or the world devolves into a monoculture.