Game #28 : Tigers in the Snow (1981)
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    • wantonviolins [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      given it’s an American game about the US fighting the Nazis

      from the article:

      As all wargamers know, WW2 is designed to be played as Germany, so I take the Germans, give the Allies a small advantage (difficulty 6 out of 9) and start the game.

      the problem is more that wargamers have a longstanding tradition of trying to out-tactic the real life winners, even when the real life winners were on the morally correct side, because of ... gameplay? proving their martial prowess in simulations? trying to galaxy brain conflicts with well-known moves?

      it's chess with a variety of unfortunate and tactless coats of paint

    • Dinkdink [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      You didn't notice the gigantic swastika on the cover, complete with the totally cool Tigers with their long, hard penises prominently visible?

      Can you imagine purchasing a product with a swastika on it? Or, check that, a store agreeing to stock it on their shelves? And people wonder why gamers are such chuds.

        • Dinkdink [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Oh God, that game. Yeah it had swastikas all over the place. Portraits of Hitler. If you download the modern version all that shit has been removed. The reason is because gamers saw that and thought it was awesome. 20 years later and they showed their true faces.

            • Dinkdink [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              At the time it must have seemed harmless.

              At the time the dangers of naziism were well-known. People were walking around with tattoos on their arms. Gamers just loved it and couldn't get enough of it. I mean, come on - "Panzer General"? The game where you conquer Europe for Hitler? It was a mega-hit.