Games as Cultural Practice: Post Colonial Imaginations
by Francisco Ortega-Grimaldo*

Introduction:

There is a 2000-mile extension of political division between México and the United States (US) known to us who have lived in it simply as La Frontera,The Border. It is an area that the media has presented as a place of decadence filled with drug wars, prostitution, economical need, and immigrants trying to invade the US.

Through the creation of three [3] board games based on border-related scenarios, I will attempt to promote discourse and interest on participant players about the reality of the border issues and if possible, change the sensationalist perception created by chismes, gossip, and indifference.

The Games: click over the covers to view specific images

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