I really dislike when people say that "gender is irrelevant" because I don't believe it's true. Gender is very relevant. Men and women think differently, act differently, see things differently, etc. Of course, there are exceptions in each gender, but generally, this I see each gender as different.

I think what he does, which some people tend to do, is assume that "different" means "not equal" (i.e. that one gender is beneath the other) and that is simply not true.

I think it disturbs me that it is all men who've written the game (as far as I know, Ewen and Travis are both male names - I know of no females with those names). Even if it's a good game, I prefer to deal with companies that at least make an effort to include another gender. Even if female players are a smaller crowd than the male players, it does not mean they are nonexistant.