A fortunate participant has turned down an invite to the Warhammer World Championships. This prestigious aggressive occasion is among the largest within the recreation’s historical past, and the explanation for the participant’s refusal is political and moral activism.
The Warhammer World Championships Boycott
In a thread of posts on Bluesky social, Belgian Warhammer participant Quentin Dubus acknowledged that he had acquired a golden ticket for the Warhammer World Championships after competing at a current Age of Sigmar match. That is an all-expenses-paid invitation to an occasion the place you characterize your nation on the world stage.
Nevertheless, because the thread continues, Dubus states that he is not going to attend the occasion. The Warhammer World Championships are being held in the US, a rustic presently appearing extraordinarily hostile to international guests of all stripes. So hostile that sure indie studios are cancelling conference plans as a result of they really feel unsafe.
Dubus explicitly states the explanation for his boycott is due to these authoritarian actions by the US authorities. He says he refuses to journey to a rustic lead by somebody whose insurance policies hurt trans individuals, marginalized communities, and the setting. The thread even ends on a name to motion by Video games Workshop, saying the act of internet hosting the occasion within the US sends a combined message of neighborhood values.
Present occasions apart, Video games Workshop has needed to confront related criticism up to now. Their vastly well-liked sci-fi far future franchise, Warhammer 40,000 is routinely expressed with maximalist fascist iconography. Whereas initially supposed to be satire, these trappings do entice extra bigoted communities to kind. A lot in order that Video games Workshop retains restating a easy tagline, “Warhammer is for everyone.”
Dubus isn’t alone in his boycott of the Warhammer World Championships. In a report by Wargamer, different worldwide gamers have turned down their golden ticket in solidarity with Dubus’ resolution. These embrace Australian Kill Crew participant Emma Hallinan, and Swedish participant Konstantinos Kellis.
