The retreat of a game commander exposes two historical distortions in the campaign model. The game places the Pueblo peoples chiefly in Texas, which does not match their historical geography. It also repeatedly depicts Pueblo chiefs abandoning their troops, behavior described here as ahistorical. A strategy game's faction placement and artificial-intelligence behavior are poor evidence about Indigenous societies and leadership.
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Where the game's Pueblo geography and leadership are ahistorical
A fleeing in-game chief prompts a correction of the game's Pueblo geography and its portrayal of Indigenous commanders abandoning their troops.