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17 Mar
Posted by Yehuda Berlinger as War Games
At least three Native Americans are upset about the upcoming game King Philip’s War from Multiman Publishing, because they are apparently unaware of the fact that “game” does not equal “trivializing”. (source)
Source is not entirely appalling, but not very illuminating either. I’m not sure how these guys found out about the game, nor how large a group of people were upset about it.
Ad copy from MMP site:
King Philip’s War 1675-1676 was a momentous example of New England frontier savagery. A loose coalition of angry tribes inspired by King Philip (the Wampanoag sachem, Metacomet) burned and sacked settlements throughout the colonies of Massachusettes, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and the then separate colony of Plymouth. Ultimately, more than 2600 Colonials were captured or killed, Twelve Colonial settlements were completely destroyed and six more heavily damaged. Boston itself very nearly came under attack. At the same time, countless Indian villages were burned and 6000 Indians were slain or captured, and sold into slavery.. In all, 1,200 homes were burned, and vast stores of food destroyed. Metacomet himself was eventually ambushed, beheaded, and quartered.
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I read the source article yesterday and it’s obvious that neither the reporter or the Indian representatives interviewed had ever heard of an historical simulation.