Votes For Women - How To Play

[@ThirdChronicles]

Late to the party; thanks for having me. As an American historian, I am beyond excited to use this game with some of my students. If you're into this era of history, let yourself look into the stories on some of these cards. The one shown that gives the Suffragists wins in ties during final voting has a fantastic story about how Tennessee became one of the final states to ratify the 19th amendment. Thanks for the video!

[@WatchItPlayed]

It was a pleasure to make this video, so glad you enjoyed it! And yes, I love the presentation of the history found in the cards and throughout the supporting documents.

[@nathansutterfield]

I own this game. It is a great puzzle- I have only played solo but even with good play it has its tense moments. I am very happy with the entire production and a great implementation of an important theme. Thanks for showing it off. All the best

[@WatchItPlayed]

We have a solo play thru coming for the game shortly! Glad this is one you've enjoyed!

[@fluctuating4710]

The replica documents look really neat. Would be cool if more games had similar paraphernalia to give context to lore or history.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I thought this was an excellent addition to the game too!

[@ethanbartolic2213]

Reminds me a bit of Black Sonata with the book describing the dark ladies. Love the added context

[@michaelemerson570]

I just managed to pick up a copy of this game! The historical documents really help in understanding the background to it too, which I found was really cool. Now I just have to play it!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a good time! I really liked the included documents too :)

[@herrkelm]

I play tested this and enjoyed it. It reminded me a little of 1960 : Making of a President

[@WatchItPlayed]

yes, I would say this in that family/style of game.

[@teejleague3838]

I love historical games like this that teach you as you play!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Well, as you know, I'm really enjoying them too :)

[@henriwhitehead]

Great video! I really liked Shores of Tripoli, and this theme looks terrific. It’s on my wishlist for sure.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I do think you'd enjoy it Henri!

[@pmduguay]

Absolutely love the production choices here. What a great theme, a great production and hopefully, a great game! This might be the most beautifully published wargame ever. Can't wait to try it! Thanks for showing it off.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you enjoyed what you saw - thanks for checking it out, and for the kind comment!

[@adrienli8522]

Love the spotlight you’ve been giving historical games lately. Would you consider a CC:E tutorial?

[@WatchItPlayed]

No plans to currently (so many games, so little time), but I am currently playing that one remotely with a friend. We're 3 scenarios in - we've been really enjoying it.

[@scottsmartky]

Paula gets to play as Casey Mulligan? (I know that was the British movie about their suffragettes but Casey starred in one of the most famous New Who episodes) And things were going so well with the game for her to win, and then you had to bring out her archnemesis, dice. Definitely will watch the episode as the game looks great.

[@CanardJM]

For the state abreviation sheet you mention there is a link to download in description but I cannot see it. Can you add one please

[@WatchItPlayed]

You'll need a Board Game Geek account, but you can find it here: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/252688/votes-for-women-state-abbreviations

[@markcooke776]

Looks great, any idea on when it'll be hitting retail and whether it'll be available in the UK?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Mark, I've been told they have distribution in Europe but not the UK - at least so far. In the meantime, they recommend anyone outside of North America buy from the US Amazon site, as they say it offers by far the cheapest shipping options: www.amazon.com/dp/B09TMFFMVJ

[@andygrant5894]

Hey Mark, it’s available now (end of March) from Second Chance games in U.K.

[@teejleague3838]

Oh hey, I just heard about this game! Very cool!!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

You might like this one Teej!

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

Love the replica documents and educational booklet! Was this the same company that made 1960 Making of the President? They look similar. Wish 1960 will be updated with replica documents too

[@WatchItPlayed]

Different company, but card driven in a similar way!

[@alfredfreedomjones5105]

@@WatchItPlayed oh I see, thanks!

[@coke2434]

Has this game come out yet? I can't find it anywhere ;_;

[@clintonjeffrey6699]

Fort Circle has confirmed they are shipping now. You can get it directly from them.

[@coke2434]

@@clintonjeffrey6699 ty!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I think it just became available on their website today! www.fortcircle.com/games/

[@caseyeberle7998]

What happens if the suffrage player commits no buttons on the strategy phase? Can the opposition player supercede with 1 button?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Yep, you've got it!

[@majorlazor5058]

I like the historical flavor text in this game. My fear would be trying to sanitize the US suffrage movement. I noticed on a card it acknowledged racism among some of the women. That’s a good sign.

[@WatchItPlayed]

At the end of the day, it's going to be an abstraction (as it's hard to fit all that history into a small box), but I get the sense that it does try to show respect to the nuances of the stuggle.

[@seank2333]

What do the numbers on each state mean? (The 8 on Florida for example)

[@WatchItPlayed]

This is for the solo mode of the game. We teach and have a play through of that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnSvcpakbKmcpJo

[@deeza85za]

Slap a year on the box like that and I automatically think it is a GMT game.

[@sergiomardelplata]

There will be a spanish translation of this great game?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm not sure Sergio, but if you check with the publisher, they might be able to let you know. Let's hope!

[@JonTripp115]

Every time I see this game, I'm reminded of the episode of Another Period with the competing protest groups: "No votes for women!" "No! Votes for women!" Anyway, I want to check this game out. A different game, The Vote: Suffrage and Suppression in America (2020, Hollandspiele) has also been on my wish list since that was released.

[@richardg.7491]

This is an interesting game. I'm cuious if this is the first of it's kind - Historical Board Games.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You might be surprised to hear that are many. We've done a few others here - look up 1960 The Making Of The President, and Sekigahara, as a couple of examples, if you're interested.

[@diskopartizan0850]

Twilight Struggle is a good example of the style too. There are a lot to choose from! I've got my eye on Watergate as my next purchase. Another one worth looking up if you're interested the the idea of historical board games.

[@BowersGameCorner]

Freedom the Underground Railroad is great

Why remove: Fight For Your Right To Vote!! Votes For Women - Table For 1 Play Through ?

[@WatchItPlayed]

It was in 1080p, but we had a 4K version to upload instead. It will go live tomorrow. Anytime a video comes down, it just means we're working to improve something on it.

[@wyz1324]

This game looks pretty cool... Is it just me or a "turn" should have been called a "round"? 😁

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's not just you. Player's take turns, games are played in rounds, imo.

[@hairbrainedgames3127]

​@@WatchItPlayed Yeah, agreed. I just dealt with a different game that overloaded the word "turn" for "a game turn" and "a player's turn" and it was the single most confusing aspect of trying to teach it. Games do rounds. Players do turns. It just simplifies things so much, and it matches users general expectations.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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[@honeyvitagliano3227]

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[@betsygutstein3498]

At $75 per game for up to four players, how is this feasible to use in the classroom? It would cost $450 for one class to play. It looks like a wonderful game, but the cost is prohibitive.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Betsy, I don't feel like this is something I can assess for someone else. Not really possible for me to determine for you what the cost/benefit payoff would be for your situation. I do think it's great that you're exploring the possibility of using a game like this in the classroom.

[@kevinbertram4828]

Hi there! We are making the game available for free online - it should be available sometime in early 2024.