Games Not To Play With Creationists
Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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This is a collection of games that people who are creationists or who believe in a literal interpretation of the bible would not find enjoyable.
Feel free to add more.
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Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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At the beginning: a primordial goo full of proto-organisms.
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Board Game: Evo
[Average Rating:6.98 Overall Rank:326]
Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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You manipulate the dino's genes in this game to form dominant species.
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Board Game: Evolution
[Average Rating:6.17 Unranked]
Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Evolution of man is the theme of this game.
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Board Game: Big Bang
[Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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The universe wasn't created in a week.
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Board Game: Fossil
[Average Rating:5.43 Overall Rank:6597]
Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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The fossil record, of course, shows that earth (and life on it) has been around a lot longer than the bible says.
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Dr. Awkward
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Natural selection is also one of the mechanics that drives the process of evolution.
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Board Game: Trias
[Average Rating:6.58 Overall Rank:806]
Mark Kittel
United States
Albany
New York
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As the very back of the box states, this is a game that takes place 200 million years ago, well outside the literal scope of the Bible.
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Chris Garlic-13 Aniballi
United States
Sleepy Hollow
Illinois
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Also an evolutionary theme
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Tom Grant
United States
Foster City
California
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I've already made one Christian fundamentalist uncomfortable by having this title in my "Available for playing" stack at a get-together. Not strictly about evolution, but might have the same effect as Evo.
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Tom Grant
United States
Foster City
California
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And if Dante's Inferno makes them uncomfortable, imagine what this title would do to some of them. Make their heads spin around 360 degrees?
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Sean Ahern
United States
Spokane
Washington
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Perhaps not as obvious as the other games, Tongiaki I think is a better model for the theory of evolution than any of the other games (based on what little I know about them). If I were a creationist, I'd love to play these games because they present a flawed model of evolution. I would point out that an omnipotent being controls the various mutations that allow the creatures to survive. Without the player making decissions, the game would devolve into chaos.
Tongiaki on the other hand, presents quite a few concepts helpful in undertanding the evolutinary theory (borrowed from Zimmer's aforementioned excellent book):
founder effect: The loss of genetic variation when a new colony is formed by a very small number of individuals from a larger population.
biodiversity: species diversity is a measure of the number of species and the number of individuals of each species present.
genetic drift: Changes in the frequencies of alleles (genes) in a population that occur by chance, rather than because of natural selection.
Playing Tongiaki in a classroom could lead to discussions about allopatric speciation, overpopulation, and "bottlenecks". An interesting excersize would be to introduce mutations into the game.
Anyways, being married to a biology major finally paid off. I'm sure she'd say I'm totally wrong.
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Steve Downin
United States
Stockbridge
Georgia
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Given that creationism stems from religious beliefs, I suspect that a game about summoning demons and using them to steal treasure for you might be fairly reprehensible to those who believe in the divine creation of mankind.
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Gerald McDaniel
United States
Lakewood
Colorado
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Here's another based on suvival of the fittest.
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Shawn Bowers
United States
Portland
Oregon
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A few comments.
1) I will go along with your theme and add this game about evolution.
2) It is pretty narrow minded to make a list that is about someones beliefs where they can't defend themselves.
3) Why would someone of these beliefs not enjoy these games?
4) Games are just that, games. They are intended for fun and do not interfere with religious views.
5) Most importantly. This is a games forum not a religious forum. If you find someones beliefs offensive, discuss it with them or find a religion bashing site to vent on.
Please keep the site about games.
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Board Game: Credo
[Average Rating:5.71 Overall Rank:5111]
Nick Larson
United States
Unspecified
Pennsylvania
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Chances are this would be a bad idea. I've never played it, but the fact that it tells the truth about what occured at the Council of Nicea (I think it was that one... they all kinda get jarbled to me) moreso than other sources technically even makes it educational! Anyway, this would not be a lot of fun to play with a creationist because they have a tendency to believe biblical things. Then again, maybe they just like creation? Maybe they will like "creating" the dogma for the church? Haha, I have a funny feeling that I'm going to get flamed for writing this... so good thing it is in a controversial, but refreshingly not-the-same-old-thing list (Those are not too bad, honestly. Some are great!).
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Rob Leveille
Canada
St. Catharines
Ontario
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Of course, this one is neccesary for all of you who have chosen the wrong god to follow. Roll them dice, boys and girls (hint: i think the odds are still in the Hindu's favor).
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Michael Anderson
United States
Sundance
Wyoming
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Another evelutionary game.
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Bruce Linsey
United States
Kinderhook
New York
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The ultimate game about evolution, and one of the rarest games in my collection.
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Michael Debije
Netherlands
Eindhoven
The Netherlands
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This would be a challenge to almost everything a creationist would care to assert. Some interesting commentary on the topic from the designer himself.
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Michael Christopher
United States
Seattle
Washington
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This game involves building an organism with beautiful hex tiles--each adding another level of sophistication to your evolving life-form. You begin with a very simple creature, then add hexes to it as the game progresses to help it "evolve" and adapt to the ever-changing game conditions.
Animality debuted at GenCon 2007. I picked up a copy at a local science/educational store here in Seattle a while back, and have yet to play it. Although each game is made by hand--the craftsmanship is excellent, the graphic design and artwork are gorgeous and the rulebook well-written.
You can take a look at this and other Painted Horse games at:
http://www.paintedhorsegames.com/evo.html
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