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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| ANTI-CAPITALIST POWER | #24 | 3.703 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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this is really really great. i really like how directly the players have to engage with the content by saying everything aloud (often repeatedly). i'm a big fan of thinking about different kinds of play and that not all play is fun (or needs to be). and i especially appreciate the endnotes and detailed list of sources. this is both an excellent game and an incredible resource.
Unfortunately I don't have anyone to play with, but I looked it over and quite like the idea. I really like challenging games as a distraction, and the notion that games "have to be fun". The Sources section is quite eye-opening, and I think it's great that you tied the cards to the sources!
I do think the card designs could use some work, but as a PnP game that's a pretty minor nit-pick. Overall, very well done!
i love the idea its so simple but so smart in a way you make it very clear that you cant have the Nice Thing without also Bad Side Effects.
Special bonus points for accessibility anyone with knowledge of happy families can play
It's an interesting twist on a simple game, and the scenarios chosen were well thought out. If I had a working printer, I would have loved to print and play it with some like-minded friends. The explanation inside the rules about individual responsibility is an important touch, the only thing I personally would have added, is highlighting further that this very dynamic of "corporate greed" is not a moral failing as such, but something that develops necessarily from the mode of production, when you produce to extract value and are in competition for maximising it.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment. Getting this kind of conversation started is just what we hoped for when we put it together (the messages the game invites players to take are varied and problematic and hopefully thought-provoking). If you do get a chance to print and play the game live we'd love to hear your thoughts on the experience of requesting and owning the various family members (we think/hope it feels different to have to say these things out loud and in company).