News Magic: The Gathering creators ditch ‘tribal’ at urging of cultural consultants Mark Rosewater explains the switch to 'typal' won't affect anything but official messaging. June 26, 2023 Chase Carter 4 comments
News Dungeons & Dragons replaces ‘race’ with ‘species’ in latest playtest material The move is part of the popular RPG’s “next evolution” away from prejudicial material. Dec. 1, 2022 Chase Carter 2 comments
News Dungeons & Dragons implements new cultural review following Spelljammer’s racist inclusions Cultural consultants will be offered more active and involved roles throughout development timelines. Nov. 11, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
News Rising Waters transforms the Great Flood of 1927 into a co-op board game of resistance and community Mississippi meeples. Oct. 13, 2022 Chase Carter 1 comment
News D&D publisher files legal action to halt TSR’s Star Frontiers RPG and its “reprehensible content” Wizards of the Coast’s preliminary injunction specifically calls out Star Frontiers' explicit bigotry and trademark infringement. Sept. 12, 2022 Chase Carter 19 comments
News Dungeons & Dragons 5E removes racist Hadozee depiction from Spelljammer, apologises for “offensive material” “We’ve initiated a thorough internal review of the situation and will take the necessary actions as a result of that review.” Sept. 6, 2022 Chase Carter
News Jamaica announces a new edition of the family board game, but the art remains disappointingly whitewashed Yo ho, and a crumb of representation. Oct. 5, 2021 Chase Carter
News Konami ends contract with star football player Antoine Griezmann amid allegations of racism The official Yu-Gi-Oh ambassador was stripped of his title after a video leaked earlier this month. July 7, 2021 Chase Carter
News Frosthaven designer to address “harmful” tropes, decolonise its design and talks cultural consultancy Chilling introspection. May 18, 2021 Chase Carter 1 comment
Feature Magic: The Gathering players say Killian Lu is the “Panda Expressification of Asian Culture” The character’s version of representation frustrates AAPI fans. April 29, 2021 Chase Carter 5 comments
Opinion Vampire: The Masquerade shows the right way to confront an RPG's problematic past Listen up, D&D. Jan. 28, 2021 Kiran Trivedy 11 comments