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Harriet Tubman and the Combahee Ferry Raid's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Audio | #5 | 2.807 | 3.200 |
Gameplay | #6 | 2.280 | 2.600 |
Historical Accuracy | #7 | 3.157 | 3.600 |
Graphics | #7 | 2.631 | 3.000 |
Overall | #8 | 2.456 | 2.800 |
Thematic Relevance | #9 | 2.631 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Historical Accuracy
Mainly, the following resources were used:
https://www.history.com/news/harriet-tubman-combahee-ferry-raid-civil-war
http://cwsoldier.weebly.com/civil-war-technology.html
Thematic Relevance
Harriet Tubman is a pillar of 19th century United States history. Born a slave in 1822, she escaped slavery and began bringing other slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, a secret network dedicated to transporting former slaves to safe havens in abolitionist states and Canada. When the American Civil War began, Tubman joined the Union Army as a cook and nurse.
After President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in Confederate states, Tubman turned to spywork, leading scouts through South Carolina. This would eventually lead to the Combahee Ferry Raid, the first military operation to be led by a black woman in the USA.
However, we also find it significant that Tubman was never paid for her role in the raid due to her status as a woman in the 19th century.
Disclaimers
The fonts used are called Essays 1743 and c Crocoa. Both of them are licensed as freeware and can be found on www.fontspace.com.
The 2D and 3D assets used were made by the team during the time of the jam.
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