You just roll with it, baby. Roll Player, designed by Keith Matejka and published by Thunderworks Games, puts players in the role of character creators at the start of a fantasy campaign. It's all about rolling, drafting, placing, moving, and manipulating dice to create the strongest fantasy character. Roll Player plays 1-4 in about 60-90 … Continue reading Colorblind Review and Mod: Roll Player
Colorblind Review: Pour Decisions
Pour Decisions is a digital roll-and-write game designed by Joey Schouten and published digitally by Eris BV. It has been released in a "digital first" model to mitigate for current shipping issues. Joey explains: “With the current global shipping and production crisis that is happening, attempting to print and ship a new board game carries … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Pour Decisions
Colorblind Review: Big Easy Busking
“If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom." - Judy Deck I was introduced to Big Easy Busking by an ad read on the Board Game Design Lab podcast: “Big Easy Busking is easy to teach, has vibrant art, and graphic design that is colorblind friendly…” I … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Big Easy Busking
Colorblind Review: ROVE
"We are really trying to make all our games highly accessible." - Milan Zivkovic ROVE: Results-Oriented Versatile Explorer is a spatial puzzle game designed by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic, with art by Dustin Dobson and rules editing by Michael Lee. ROVE is the newest release from Button Shy Games, a publisher known for packing … Continue reading Colorblind Review: ROVE
Colorblind Review and Mod: Mandala Stones
Mandala is a Sankrit word that means "circle," and it refers to a complex abstract design with an identifiable center point that arrays outward. Classic mandala art can contain geometric and organic forms, and it is used in Eastern religions to support spiritual practices. Mandala Stones - designed by Filip Glowacz, art by Zbigniew Umgelter, … Continue reading Colorblind Review and Mod: Mandala Stones
Colorblind Review: Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade
Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade, designed by Geoff Engelstein and published by WizKids, takes players to a Roll-and-Write pinball arcade complete with flippers and bumpers, spinners and targets, nudges and tilts. The game is easy to play solo or multiplayer, and I found it quite … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade
Colorblind Preview: Verdant
"To plant a seed is to believe in tomorrow." ver·dant /ˈvərdnt/ adjective Of the bright green color of lush grass. Leafy. Flourishing. Like nature itself, games based on the great outdoors can sometimes be difficult for colorblind gamers to navigate. As a reviewer focused on color vision, and colorblind myself, I approach a game like … Continue reading Colorblind Preview: Verdant
Colorblind Preview: 1-2-3 Cheese!
I've been made! In 1-2-3 Cheese! - designed by Ta-Te Wu, art by Shenanjegans, and published by Sunrise Tornado Game Studio - players are a group of mice who have been caught in the middle of a cheese heist. To escape, each mouse must abandon their burglaring associates by dropping as much cheese as possible … Continue reading Colorblind Preview: 1-2-3 Cheese!
Colorblind Gaming 101: (Some) Solutions
"Accessibility is not binary."James Thurston, G3ict This is a follow up to Colorblind Gaming 101: The Basics, an introduction to the science of color vision, colorblindness, and how it applies to tabletop gaming. The needs of colorblind gamers - approximately 4-5 percent of the population - are significant as we navigate tabletop spaces at home, … Continue reading Colorblind Gaming 101: (Some) Solutions
Colorblind Preview: Boba Mahjong
Welcome to your own boba tea shop! Boba Mahjong, designed by Ta-Te Wu and published by Sunrise Tornado Game Studio, is a 2-player rummy-style card game with a clever scoring system and beautiful art by fuwa. Each player collects ingredients to make their boba drink and then earns points based on its freshness, smoothness, complexity, … Continue reading Colorblind Preview: Boba Mahjong
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