A brand new board game is being released this weekend to mark the three year anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riots in Washington DC.
The right-wing podcast TrueAnon has created the game “Storm the Capitol – TrueAnon Edition” where players can “relive one of the funniest days in American history!”
Despite the day not being particularly funny for the Capitol staff and law enforcement officers who were faced with an angry mob of far-right activists and Donald Trump supporters seeking to overturn American democracy, the game celebrates the violence of the day – with players able to pretend they are “battling” their way through the Capitol building.
Players take on the role of a “Patriot” and try to “collect ballots, take hostages and fight the police” in a re-enactment of the riots.
Other players can take on the role of the Capitol police, aiming to stop the so-called “Patriots” from getting to the roof with enough ballots to “Stop the Steal”.
The game comes with cards such as Capitol police attack dogs, which leads to a “Patriot” losing points.
Players can gain points by stealing “AOC’s shoes” or “Pelosi’s laptop”.
At the end of the game, if the “Patriots” win, former president Donald Trump will be waiting to take them in his helicopter to change the results of the 2020 election, according to the game.
If the police win, President Joe Biden will be victorious.
The controversial game is being sold exclusively for $64.99 on the far-right podcast’s merchandise website and will be released on 6 January.
In a podcast episode announcing the game’s release, the host Brace Belden recalled seeing the riots covered in the news, saying it was “the best day of watching TV I’ve ever had in my life”.
He also falsely claimed about those who died that day that “most of them died from being too excited”.
Fellow podcast host, Liz Franczak, boasted about how fun the game is, calling it a “riot of a time”.
The hosts even went so far as to humbly say the board came could “heal the nation,” putting their product up with the invention of the wheel or the discovery of fire.
The podcast hosts wrote on X that they hope the game will bring back the “amazing feeling” felt on 6 January 2021.
The TrueAnon hosts claim the game is designed for everybody in America on “every single side of every single political issue” – as long, of course, that you are comfortable attacking police, taking hostages and upending democracy.
Over a thousand rioters have so far been arrested for their parts in that deadly day, with many being handed long prison sentences.
Redditors are some of the most purposefully ignorant mfs in history, are you kidding me?
Thank god I left that dumpster fire of a website
It was a kinda weak bit until this happened. Now it’s funny.
I feel the same. Now libs are clutching pearls over a game version of a thing they clutch pearls over. Hilarious
Is this so bad? Libs weren’t going to touch it anyway, leftists know what TrueAnon is, and The Independent’s misreporting helps Brace’s in case any hogs buy the game unironically
The lack of research & lib blinders are very funny, the writer even went to listen to the relevant podcast episode but still couldn’t figure out it’s not a right-wing pod
Libs have no thoughts, only “lib good, system good”
Being an msm journo must be a pretty sweet gig. Getting paid to not do basic research
You know, thinking about it, this person actually went above and beyond to be wrong. ChatGPT would do a better job.
Edit: ChatGPT DID do better
That’s so fucking funny
This isn’t a failure to do research, this is a useful lie that reinforces horseshoe theory bullshit. This isn’t an accident
The TrueAnon hosts claim the game is designed for everybody in America on “every single side of every single political issue” – as long, of course, that you are comfortable attacking police, taking hostages and upending democracy.
Did principal Skinner write this article
Mister Fireworks is at it again
I hope we get a rundown of how many right wingers end up buying this game. Lmao.
Also how many people in general buy it.
Great bit.
He also falsely claimed about those who died that day that “most of them died from being too excited”.
Okay but this is just great journalism.
When you’re so angry you can’t even tell when something is satire making fun of the people you don’t like
Libs hate the left more than they hate the right
It was funny as hell because it spawned amazing characters like the chud foaming and the old lady. Plus the whole thing was an spectacular pig on pig violence show.
If I were Brace I think I’d get this article framed
least stupid liberals
Death to America