Luo Chenchen is a master’s student in world history at East China Normal University, studying French history, public history and historical theory. He is deeply passionate about historical strategy games. He is committed to seriously examining the significance of counterfactual history for historical theory. [1] I saw the Emperor–this world-spirit–ridingContinue Reading
This post is the second half of a two-part article on Jon Shafer’s At the Gates, at launch. You can read part 1 by clicking here. So I’ve given you a rundown of At the Gates’ (AtG) critical reception at launch, discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly ofContinue Reading
This post is the first half of a two-part article on Jon Shafer’s At the Gates, at launch. You can read part 2 by clicking on this link. I have to confess that what sold me on getting Jon Shafer’s At the Gates right out of the gate – consideringContinue Reading
N.B. Readers who would like to take up the Victoria 2 #Canada150 challenge without reading the historical introduction, can skip to the play rules, below. March 16th, 1882. Canada’s 4th parliament is in session. A member of the Liberal party from the opposition bench, the Right Honourable William Paterson from BrantContinue Reading
« Those who study history are concerned with the occurrences of passed times; those who conceive time as history are tuned to what will happen in the future. » — George Grant, Time as History When we play at History, are we playing the past, or the future? As players of history-themedContinue Reading