Disparity Trap Board Game

This game is great for teenagers and adults ages 14 & up!

5 minutes to get started and 60-90 minutes of game play (depending on how many players in the game. Recommended for up to 6 players at a time.)

Not yet. For the time being, there is only an English language version of the game available.

Systemically Dominant (SD) and Systemically Non-Dominant (SND) are terms created by Dr. Debra Jenkins. Here is an excerpt of how she defines these terms and how they are used within the context of the Disparity Trap board game:

"Systemic racism, as a system of oppression, has beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries. I created the language systemically dominant (SD)- those a system was created to benefit and systemically non-dominant (SND) - those a system was not created to benefit for my IST of an ISM paradigm. The paradigm and language prevent misunderstandings about who holds systemic power and privilege which is at the root of inequity. The language SD and SND are used in Disparity Trap to provide language which can promote forward movement and help participants understand inequity as the intended outcome of systemic oppression."

In the system of racial oppression within the United States, the systemically dominant group is White and the systemically non-dominant group covers a range of racial and ethnic heritages outside of White. These include, but are not limited to: Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Non-White Hispanic, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, Arab, and multi-racial people of color.

*systemically dominant and systemically non-dominant terminology are from the “IST of an ISM” paradigm by Debra (Debi) Jenkins, PhD (all rights reserved and used by permission).

If you are an educator who can't afford a game and would like one for your class, then there is a Google form available to fill out to nominate yourself or someone that you know for a donated Educator Bundle. Once we have completed pre-orders, we will then reach out to as many nominated educators/schools/organizations as we have donations.

Here is the nomination form: go.disparitytrap.com/donationform

The only criteria to qualify is that you be employed with a public school/community-based organization that doesn't charge for it's services. If your school/organization charges families to participate we will ask that you make a pre-order for the Educator Bundle (4 box sets for up to 24 players).

Yes. To order more than one copy of the game box set, increase the quantity up as much as you would like and then press the black button to checkout. Just before the checkout page you may be offered to upgrade your order to a Educator Set or Educator Bundle which allows you the opportunity to play with up to 24 individuals at a time.

Note: additional shipping may be added.

We will contact you before the ship date to confirm all the details.

Like most Kickstarters, the purpose is to raise enough funds in order to start manufacturing . This means that once the Kickstarter is funded, there are more stages to completing the game production process. This includes finalization of designing, prototyping, mass manufacturing, and then distribution of game sets.

We hope to advance through these stages as efficiently as possible, we expect the shipment to arrive to the port by the end of August, get through customs and sorted and out for delivery to homes by the end of September 2022.

We expect the virtual version of the game to be available by end of June-July of 2022 as well!

All pledges can be refunded up to the completion of the Pledge Manager campaign, no questions asked.

If the refund is requested more than 15 days after the end of the Kickstarter campaign, 15% will be deducted from the amount (corresponding to the charges incurred by Kickstarter and Stripe, since we will not be refunded at that point), and the refund will have to be done via PayPal instead of the Credit Card you used on Kickstarter.

If you've paid for a pre-order, either on Kickststarter or e-commerce store front (like shopify), but have changed your mind about the purchase, you can request a refund. Disparity Trap refunds can be issued for pre-ordered products, as long as the request is made within 30 days of release date (date of delivery announcement), or within 14 days of purchase, and the product has not been downloaded (virtual product) or opened/unwrapped (physical product).

Please note, if you have downloaded the virtual product of the order or opened the product out of its wrapping, you will not be able to request a refund.

All refunds require the return of the unopened product and the customer must cover the return shipping costs. If the product is returned undamaged a refund for the product price will be issued to the card on file (less the shipping charge and any deduction listed above).

Currently, we do not offer international shipping.

If we did the shipping costs we would have to charge you would be so high!

We recommend either using the address of a US contact or a mail forwarding service like Shipito.com to get your reward delivered to you from the US.

Yes. Please email us at DisparityTrap@gmail.com to update your order.

Yes. Please email us at DisparityTrap@gmail.com to update your order.

Our high-quality playing cards are 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (66mm x 88mm).

1) Any product can be delivered to you directly and then you can provide that donation to whomever you like personally on your end.

2) If you wish for us to ship the donation directly to someone you know, then when you make the pledge enter their name and address as the destination for the shipping.

3) If you don't have someone in mind who you would like to donate to, that's okay too! Select the "Donor Bundle" and we will locate a public school/teacher in the Los Angeles area who could use this game for their classes. We will then store it and donate it on your behalf as some point over the next school year.

If you still have questions about donating a reward, please feel free to email us at DisparityTrap@gmail.com.

If you are interested in discussion retailer partnerships, please email us at DisparityTrap@gmail.com.