Merry Families by Clara Gilod
CHF 12.00
The colorful card game for cosmopolitan children between 4 and 99 years | Ideal as a gift!
Celebrate diversity through play! 🌈
When Clara noticed that the families depicted in her son's games didn't look like her family at all, she decided to do something about it!
She illustrated Merry Families, a cheerful take on an old French classic that shows children some of the many constellations of rainbow families: queer, multicultural, single-parent families, families without children, and all abilities. Some families even have cats and dogs!
This representation helps children of queer parents see other families just like their own. And all children can develop empathy and understanding for other identities that have been largely underrepresented in games. Let's play!
description of the product
- A children's game for children from 5 years old, played like Quartet or Go Fish, with 35 cards: 7 families of 5
- It's an inclusive version of an old French card game. Illustrator Clara Gilod wanted to play the original game with her son, but none of the families looked like hers. So she created this version so her son could see families like his in her games.
- It shows children some of the many family constellations: some families have two mothers, some families have grandparents, some families have pets, some families have no children!
- There is an instruction card in the game (in DE) with a QR code for the full instructions in English, here.
- The game is printed in Austria using only 100% recyclable, healthy components with no residues or harmful chemicals. Only renewable energy is used in production and we publish here the breakdown of emissions from our supply chain, which are overcompensated by our printing company.
About the POLAR EMBASSY
A game publisher that celebrates and promotes queer themes
What started as a Christmas present has turned Jon Derman Harris into a part-time publisher. In 2020, he illustrated a deck of tarot cards for a friend who later convinced him to publish the deck.
No sooner said than done: In addition to his main job as a freelance industrial designer, Derman Harris founded the publishing house Polar Embassy - a publishing house that celebrates queer artists, topics and ways of life. More of an entrepreneur than an illustrator, he quickly expanded his concept and started collaborating with other queer artists in the summer of 2023.
This was followed by the publication of the second and third decks of cards: a queer version of "Quartet" for children, which celebrates rainbow families, and playing cards about sex positivity. The environmentally friendly printed games are available through the Polar Embassy online shop and in 75 stationary stores. In the future, the publisher would like to encourage other queer artists to use card games, books or zines to create more visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community.