Why Board Games Might Just Save Us All

In a world where we're more connected than ever, why do so many people feel alone? Scroll through your phone and you'll find thousands of "friends," endless content, and always something to click. But when was the last time you gave your friend a death glare while trading sheep for wheat, still holding a grudge from three games ago? Board games are having a moment, and it’s not just nostalgia.

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Unsettling History

Ellis Island: Where the American Dream Got a Customs Check. From 1892 to 1954, over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island—hoping for freedom, and getting chalk marks instead. Medical exams, language barriers, renamed identities, and a whole lot of gatekeeping: welcome to the original immigration obstacle course.

We’re throwing it back to 1790 with the Naturalization Act, America’s original blueprint for who could join the "freedom club." Spoiler: it was mostly land-owning white guys who looked great in powdered wigs. Everyone else? Tough luck.

Immigration: a tale as old as the country itself, now reimagined as a fast-paced, strategy-packed card game. Welcome to UNSETTLED—where players race toward the American Dream while dodging ICE raids, surprise deportations, and relentless bureaucracy. Sound familiar?

 

👽 From Legal Alien Games—named after the actual government term slapped on millions of real-life immigrants (yep, seriously)—comes a satirical strategy game that’s as unsettling as the system it’s inspired by. 🎲 UNSETTLED: IMMIGRATE. INNOVATE. DOMINATE.