Hey friends,

Thanks to you all, our campaign for STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion is going strong. We're so appreciative of the flood of support as well as overall excitement for this game. There are 7 days left in the campaign, and we've raised over $36,000 so far. If you haven't had a chance to jump in yet, now is a great time - we're unlocking "stretch goals." That means that with each fundraising milestone we hit, we are adding even more great content: like being able to create your own custom strikers to play in the game!

We thought now was a good time to write a guest post for Jobs with Justice, our partners in creating the game, on the motivation behind STRIKE! - and how it can be both a fun board game as well as a powerful tool for fighting for economic justice. We wanted to make sure to share that with you too.

Read the full thing at Jobs with Justice: STRIKE! How a Board Game Can Influence Organizing. And here's an excerpt:

The time is ripe for STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion, a board where you mobilize workers around your city to defeat a nefarious megacorporation. With workers joining together and taking action around the country – from teachers to tech workers, hotel employees, nurses, gig economy contractors, and so many more – we haven’t seen this kind of display of labor power since the 1980s.

So, that’s great and all – but why a board game? Aren’t they kind of old school?

The fact is that we are actually living in the golden age of board games – more people are playing board games now than ever. Thousands of new board games are released every year. Board games are played by millions of people, and it’s one of the fastest-growing hobbies in the world. And in fact, on some crowdfunding platforms, a primary source of sales for the game market, board games have been outperforming video games.

Like all forms of art and entertainment, board games are often a reflection of our values as a society, and they can also influence how we act and what we think about. After all: those who control our imagination, control our future. That’s why we at The TESA Collective create games that are about fighting for a better future and envisioning the world we want to see. Our previous titles have included Rise Up: The Game of People & Power, Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives, and Space Cats Fight Fascism.

So when the opportunity came for us to collaborate with Jobs with Justice to make a game by and for the labor movement, we were ecstatic.

Read the full thing here, and check out the crowdfunding campaign here.

Thank you all so much!

Best,

The TESA Collective

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