Orientalism and Abstraction in Eurogames

Literary theorist Edward Said once wrote, “The Orient [is] viewed as if framed by the classroom, the criminal court, the prison, the illustrated manual. Orientalism, then, is knowledge of the Orient that places things Oriental in class, court, prison, or manual for scrutiny, study, judgment, discipline, or governing.” I suggest here that board games also … Continue reading Orientalism and Abstraction in Eurogames