Cover art for Borderlands

Borderlands

1982 · itch.io
Queer
Avg rating
6.72
Bayes rating
5.62
Weight
2.79 (Medium)
Players
2-4
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
282

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🏳️‍🌈 Why it’s here

What we found
  • Queer themes
    According to the game’s rulebook
    “The overarching theme of Borderlands is one core to the queer experience that of self-discovery.”
  • Tagged queer by its creator
    According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io
    “itch.io tags: lgbt, queer”
  • Explicitly gender-neutral rules language
    According to the game’s rulebook
    “men-at-arms (or women, or non-binary )”

Description

Borderlands is a game about self-discovery and breaking free from the constraints of nobility to decide who you want to be. It is designed to chart the journeys of a handful of characters through a war-torn border region of Europe or a similar world. (Cover image is public domain, courtesy of oldbookillustrations.com)

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Deduction & hidden information Negotiation & trading
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Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Board game

What it’s about

Fantasy & myth History, politics & real-world conflict Adventure & exploration

Queer lens

Queer

Publishers

Edition Spielkunst Eon Tsukuda Hobby Welt der Spiele

Designers

Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka