10 Controversial Board Games That Got BANNED

8. Hart an der Grenze

And now a shining example of how the setting of a game can make all the difference.

Hart an Der Grenze, which translated from German is a play on ‘close to the limit’ or ‘close to the border’ is a game all about smuggling items through the American border in little tin suitcases often by bribing a sheriff to let you through.

While the wide release of the game drew little controversy, the game was actually banned in the designer’s home country of Brazil on the grounds that it encouraged players to disrespect the authorities and as we all know, the Brazilian government strongly rejects bribery and corruption in all forms, they’re famous for it, it’s on their wikipedia page.

If the mechanics of the game sound familiar to diehard No Rolls Barred fans it’s because the game was reskinned a few times, eventually becoming Sheriff of Nottingham, a fantastic smuggling game which we featured on our top 10 Negotiation games list, see it’s all connected, and proves any game can be made palatable if you just make it historical right?