Famine Board Game Creator: ‘I Do Not Expect a Single Irish Person to Buy This Game’

Famine board game creator: ‘I do not expect a single Irish person to buy this game’

Architect and part-time game designer behind The Great Hunger hopes game will educate more Americans on the famine

Designer of 'Great Hunger' board game about the Irish famine denies that it is 'offensive'

Some callers to RTÉ’s Liveline described the idea of the game as “repulsive”, while others felt it was a good way to educate young people.

Creator of Irish Famine board game responds to backlash

The American creator of a board game that is based on the Irish Famine has responded to the backlash from Irish people. Compass Games created the game as part of their Golden Age Collection, with a crowdsource of the game far exceeding its $2,500 goal. Due to its subject matter, the game has naturally caused controversy among Irish people — particularly as over 4million people either starved to death or emigrated — with the game saying that ‘sur…