Dear Mice and Meeces of Tockton Clock - Wax your whiskers and straighten your tails, for you are hereby invited to the Royal Scavenger Hunt! In Hickory Dickory - designed by Sawyer West, art by Sonja Müller, and published by Plaid Hat Games - players act as a team of mice searching for items on … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Hickory Dickory
Colorblind Games Review | Scribbly Gum
Postmark Games does it again. Scribbly Gum: Print at Home Edition is designed by Phil Walker-Harding with illustrations by Meredith Walker-Harding. It's co-published by Joey Games and Postmark Games, and it plays 1-99+ in about 20 minutes. This is a reimplementation of Scribbly Gum (also by the Walker-Hardings, also from Joey Games) from 2023. Gameplay … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Scribbly Gum
Colorblind Games Review | Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn
Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn is an expandable card game designed by Isaac Vega; art by Fernanda Suarez, David Richards, and Thander Lin; and published by Plaid Hat Games. It is most commonly a two-player competitive card game, with player count variants up to four, and a separate solo/coop expansion series that pits players … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn
Colorblind Games Review | Wolves
Wolves, designed by Connor Alexander (Cherokee Nation) with art by Sa'dekaronhes Esquivel (Kanyen'kehà:ka/Mexican Indigenous) and Ovila Mailhot (Sto:lo / Nlaka'pamux Nation) is published by Coyote & Crow LLC, a Native owned company that focuses on raising the voices of marginalized creators and presenting Indigenous concepts in tabletop games. Wolves is the next board game in … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Wolves
Colorblind Games Preview | Cascadia: Rolling
The bluest skies you've ever seen... and the hills the greenest green... Cascadia is one of my all-time favorite games—a breezy tile-layer I find delightful. For the upcoming Cascadia: Rolling Rivers and Cascadia: Rolling Hills, Flatout Games and AEG brought back the original team (designer Randy Flynn, illustrator Beth Sobel) and added Fertessa Alysse (development … Continue reading Colorblind Games Preview | Cascadia: Rolling
From Wingspan to Wyrmspan: An Accessibility Journey
Card Designs (from left): Wingspan Asia Prototype, Final Published, Vision-Friendly, Wyrmspan Creating accessible games requires designers, developers, and publishers to identify the presence of unintentional barriers and seek innovative solutions. In this article I share Stonemaier Games' efforts to reduce challenges for colorblind and low-vision players, including my role as a freelance proofreader and accessibility … Continue reading From Wingspan to Wyrmspan: An Accessibility Journey
My Favorite Things: 2023
Brown paper packages tied up with strings... As 2023 comes to an end, I looked back on my board game experiences and anticipated the future. Consider this my personal gaming Year in Review! Changes in 2023 More Solo Plays. More than 70% of my games played this year were solo. Reasons include my lack of … Continue reading My Favorite Things: 2023
Colorblind Games Review | Disney Sidekicks
A Whole New World Gaming: Hobby and Mass Market Board gaming has often been described as a luxury hobby aimed at a dedicated and niche audience. "Hobby games" offer complex mechanisms, interesting tactical and strategic choices, and a learning curve that, once overcome, adds richness to the experience. Mass market games, by contrast, are typically … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Disney Sidekicks
Colorblind Games Preview | Nocturne
Night time is the right time... Welcome to the whimsical forest of Nocturne, where magical foxes collect enchanted items to earn prestige. A clever combination of spatial puzzle, bidding, area control, and set collection, Nocturne plays 1 to 4 players in about 45 minutes. It's designed by David Iezzi, illustrated by Beth Sobel, and published … Continue reading Colorblind Games Preview | Nocturne
Colorblind Games Review | Disney Lorcana
"In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston." Introduction and Gameplay Disney Lorcana is a competitive trading card game designed by Ryan Miller and Steve Warner, and published by Ravensburger. It plays 2 to 6, with games lasting about 30 minutes. Disney Lorcana is set in the fantastical Walt Disney universe. Players will take on the … Continue reading Colorblind Games Review | Disney Lorcana
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