The month of chocolates and stuffed bears is upon us! But the celebration of such things doesn’t come out of nowhere. This month at BoRT we’re interested in where things come from, how circumstances align to make something happen, how stories of the past serve the present and guide the future; let it be known that this month’s topic is ‘History.’
History can mean a lot in games. It can be passing games down from one generation to another, it can be representations of a given moment, or it can be a personal relationship to something that used-to-be. As always, BoRT is interested in how you interpret the call than in a strict criteria:
What does history mean for games going forward? How have players envisioned the past and how have games represented it. What are some of your own experiences in the past with games? We want to hear all about games of a particular moment, your own kinds of play at different points of your life, or how games imagine what the past could/should have been? Tell us all your interesting development story, your ideal historical setting, the tabletop GM you keep thinking about off and on.
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