The store chain discontinued the sale of the product that drew strong response, with several politicians and a police union expressing sharp criticism. However, the product is available at their partner dealer, the information on their website says.

A board game called „Antifa,” which was also sold by the French FNAC retail chain, has provoked general outcry on social media. The game was originally designed by the creators of the anti-fascist La Horde (the herd) website, and it was released by the Libertalia publishing house, according to their website. In it, the players organise an imaginary anti-fascist group to take action against the extreme right. La Horde emphasized that the game was initially used as a training tool for two years before it was released for commercial sale.

FNAC was selling the board game for 25 euros, causing huge outrage on social media. Many protested, arguing that the game was non-inclusive, and several right-wing politicians from the National Rally also condemned the game. Gregoire de Fournas, MP of Gironde department, pointed out that the goals to be achieved during the game include beating up a right-wing activist, attacking the gathering of the National Rally and throwing Molotov cocktails at riot police. “Are you not ashamed of yourself?” the politician asked FNAC at the end of his post.

Case 1 : « je bloque une fac »
Case 2 : « je tabasse un militant de droite »
Case 3 : « j’attaque un meeting du RN »
Case 4 : « je lance un cocktail Molotov sur les CRS »

La @Fnac vous n’avez pas honte ? pic.twitter.com/wlSY6eJFam

— Grégoire de Fournas (@gdefournas) November 26, 2022

Victor Catteau, another member of the opposition party, called selling the game “absolutely outrageous.” In his opinion, the game praises the hateful Antifa groups which only know violence, and “attack our democracy and what we hold dearest in our country.”

Mais comment la @Fnac peut-elle commercialiser un tel « jeu » ?

Mettre á l’honneur les antifa, ces groupuscules haineux qui ne connaissent que la violence pour s’attaquer á notre démocratie et á ce que nous avons de plus cher dans notre pays…

Absolument scandaleux ! pic.twitter.com/zPfT3ZcfMO

— ☰ Victor Catteau (@VictorCatteau) November 26, 2022

SCPN, the largest police union, also responded to the event. In a post shared on Twitter, the organisation called on the store to state whether it really wanted to promote Antifa, which is known for wreaking havoc, setting things ablaze and behaving aggressively during demonstrations.

Ce « jeu » est en vente á la Fnac. @Fnac un commentaire pour ainsi mettre en avant les antifas, qui cassent, incendient et agressent dans les manifestations? #Police #antifa pic.twitter.com/gR6jNXyCKR

— Commissaires de la Police Nationale SCPN (@ScpnCommissaire) November 26, 2022

Shortly thereafter, FNAC responded to the police union’s tweet. “We understand that the marketing of this ‘game’ may have offended some of our audiences. In the next few hours, we will do what is necessary to ensure that it is no longer available,” they wrote.

Nous comprenons que la commercialisation de ce „jeu” ait pu heurter certains de nos publics. Nous faisons le nécessaire pour qu’il ne soit plus disponible dans les prochaines heures.

— Fnac (@Fnac) November 27, 2022

The store kept its promise and removed the game from its online surface, although its website states that the game is still available at one of its partner dealers for a price of 82 euros.

The publisher also sells the board game, which seems to be quite popular. Its website writes that all copies have been sold. The game is currently in print, but due to paper shortages, it may take several weeks before it is available again, so orders will only be shipped in January.