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 Posted: Tue Mar 18th, 2008 07:17 pm
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 I picked up a card game called 'Victory & Honor' (sic) when a friend was putting in a large order from a game shop. It's not actually about the Civil War as far as the purpose or mechanics of the game are concerned as it's a rather complicated partnership trick-taking game. The war element comes from the deck and game theme. Rather than have boring cards, each one has a picture from the period: soldiers in camp, portraits, artillery, etc. The general cards show who you would expect.

I've not actually played it yet so I can't tell you whether it's any good (can never find a fourth, and when we do they don't want to learn something new). My question is rather one of morality!  Should I feel bad about these cards? I mean, these pictures show men during a war, and I'm using the photos for my own entertainment. Are we distant enough for such things to be condoned? There are no pictures of the dead or wounded, so it's more about how we should approach the war.

I hate to bother you all with this (were it a - er - gentleman's deck I doubt I'd have such qualms) but it's being bugging me slightly. Beautifully produced, though.