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#Gleichberechtigung & Inklusion

16 September 2020 Politics & Society

Spielecafé der Generationen nominated for Deutscher Engagementpreis 2020

The Spielecafé der Generationen has been nominated for the Deutscher Engagementpreis 2020. “This is not only significant for us but essentially for the entire games world,” writes Petra Fuchs. She is the first chairperson of the non-profit association that runs the Spielecafé.

11 May 2020 Politics & Society

Playing cards against sexism, racism and stigmatisation

Why are there no queens in traditional playing cards? Why do all the ladies have long hair? Why are all the people white? These are questions the Spielköpfe team asked themselves, and they designed a deck of cards that aims to represent the full diversity of society; with black jacks, short-haired ladies and queens wearing headscarves. We spoke to the creators about stereotypes, watercolours and hate comments.

31 December 2014 Politics & Society

"Women prefer more communicative games"

Men dominate the games industry: as authors, illustrators, editors, publishers and critics. Women still enjoy playing. But they apparently prefer different games to men. And they’d rather talk than focus on winning. There are no studies to scientifically prove this – but there are numerous indications.

30 June 2014 Politics & Society

Games for blind people

How do blind people know what’s happening on the board? Why do they often have to fight not just their opponents but also the game components? And which games might blind and visually impaired people even have an advantage in? We went to Chemnitz to find the answers.

Put minorities in your pocket

Quartets and obscure themes go together like the devil and holy water. They attract each other magically. In the Minorities Quartet by ‘Zeitschrift – das Magazin’, you have to pit marginalised groups against each other to win. If you prefer political correctness, you should put this satire game aside right away.