I'm curious. Have you ever played this? Do you think such a "game" has any redeeming value (e.g., teaching about a historical period)? Is it dangerous to treat horrendous events in a humorous way vs. games like Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy that deal in factual knowledge? Does the cartoon-like depiction of the victims trivialize a horrifying period of history? Do you think people would give a game a favorable rating that treated Holocaust victims this way? Would you buy Guillotine? If so, for what ages would you consider it 
Friday, November 18, 2011
Would You Buy This Game?
I got an email from Amazon today suggesting games for Christmas. There's one called Guillotine, which has apparently been around for years (How did I miss it?). The object of the game is for player "executioners" to collect the heads of nobles to earn points. Here's the list of reviews.
I'm curious. Have you ever played this? Do you think such a "game" has any redeeming value (e.g., teaching about a historical period)? Is it dangerous to treat horrendous events in a humorous way vs. games like Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy that deal in factual knowledge? Does the cartoon-like depiction of the victims trivialize a horrifying period of history? Do you think people would give a game a favorable rating that treated Holocaust victims this way? Would you buy Guillotine? If so, for what ages would you consider it appropriate?
I'm curious. Have you ever played this? Do you think such a "game" has any redeeming value (e.g., teaching about a historical period)? Is it dangerous to treat horrendous events in a humorous way vs. games like Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy that deal in factual knowledge? Does the cartoon-like depiction of the victims trivialize a horrifying period of history? Do you think people would give a game a favorable rating that treated Holocaust victims this way? Would you buy Guillotine? If so, for what ages would you consider it 
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It's okay to have games, movies, etc. to mock, ridicule, lie about catholic history but no way would the enemies of Christ (Apocalypse 2:9) allow a game on the Holocaust when they won't even allow a reasonable debate about it and have made it a crime in many countries as well.
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