Speculative fiction stories do not just come in books, movies, and TV Shows. There are several other mediums where artists have created stories speculating on the world through different formats. Some of the richest speculative fiction stories have been crafted through music and podcasts. Gaming has been an essential format for speculative stories in the form of board games and card games, as well as tabletop roleplaying games (RPG's), and video games. These are all legitimate formats to reflect our world and imagine other worlds.
When we think of board games what first comes to mind is probably the classics like Monopoly, Risk, Life, or Sorry. Or maybe we think of less board oriented Yahtzee, or Dominoes. We may think of card games such as Poker, Go Fish, Bridge, or War. Board and Card games have transformed themselves over the years. In the last 10-15 years the hobby board and card game industry has exploded. There is a massive variety of board and card games that come out every year with science fiction, fantasy, and horror themes.
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Role Playing Games, otherwise known as RPG's started to gain popularity in the late 70's to the 80's. They have seen a resurgence, mostly due to the release of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition and D&D's depiction on the popular TV Show Stranger Things.
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There have been a wealth of speculative fiction video games on various platforms over the last several decades. From the early days with Atari and the original Nintendo system, to today with Nintendo Switch, PS5, and XBox 1, video games have been an amazing place to format speculative fiction stories. Below are some select games and game series that have enjoyed enormous popularity over the years:
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