Wiñay Kawsay isn’t your usual board game about history. For one thing, it’s actually about history — not just a historical topic, but the craft of history, from the biases and egos of historians to the damage done to archaeological sites whenever artifacts are removed from the soil. Today, we’re joined by Alison Collins to discuss the making of her game, what history can and should be, and what it’s like to explore Machu Picchu.

Listen here or download here. Timestamps can be found after the jump.

TIMESTAMPS

00:55 — introducing Alison Collins and Wiñay Kawsay
9:16 — visiting Machu Picchu
19:25 — making a medium-weight game about history
32:05 — demonstrating historical malpractice in a board game
38:47 — three types of historian
51:02 — the meaning of wiñay kawsay
59:40 — historical consultancy

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