Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Many board games are made with an underlying assumption of the colonialist narrative, but Spirit Island pushes back. How well does it do so, and what would it take to improve upon the situation?

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Additional content links:
R. Eric Reuss' Design Diary on Board Game Geek:boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/67292/spirit-island-design-diary-dahan
R. Eric Reuss' AMA on Reddit: reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/9rb66x/im_r_eric_reuss_designer_of_spirit_island_ama
Shut Up & Sit Down review: shutupandsitdown.com/review-spirit-island
Native American Rights Fund: narf.org
Indigenous Climate Action: indigenousclimateaction.com