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Reply To: Is it time for some more critical analysis of rule sets

August 4, 2019 at 4:28 pm #1421718

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@piers – we don’t always agree, but this comment above is why OTT needs to invent a +100 button on the comments.

How careful or careless a historical rules set is, or how careful or careless it has to be, I’m sure is a sliding scale with different people having different ideas on the “correct” setting.

But historical games that are flat-out wrong aren’t only careless. They’re irresponsible. Insulting. Dangerous. Disrespectful.

People don’t have to play, design, or market historical. There are other genres out there that are awesome. But if one does want to do historical, like it or not, one assumes at least a small degree of responsibility to at least make an effort it in doing it right.