There have been calls for a 'vulgar' card game making light of the holocaust, rape and incest to be removed from store shelves this week. But the Australian Classification Board says it has no plans to start rating tabletop games.
The Classification Board currently has remit over movies, television, video games, but not tabletop games.abc.net.au/news/the-rudest-game-youve-ever-played-classification-board-no-rating/102797300The Australian Classification Board says it has no plans to start rating board or card games, as a civil rights group campaigns to have a "vulgar" game stripped from shelves.
Its creator, Varsa Kilstoff, said the game relied on player agency, and that it simply allowed participants to "make fun of anything".In Australia, video games are overseen by the Commonwealth Classification Board, which allows players to make informed decisions about the content they purchase. The Classification Board is responsible for classifying films, computer games and certain publications.Melissa Rogerson is a lecturer in human computer interaction at the University of Melbourne and a board game researcher.
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