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For me, 1980s buffets in the Midwest U.S. included Pizza Hut, Golden Corral, and Ryan's. The goal? Eat a sickening amount of mediocre food to "get the most for your money," including that second trip to the ice cream machine. Scoffton captures the disgusting nostalgia of the all-you-can-eat restaurants of yesteryear. Designed by Marcus Finlay … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Scoffton

Stuck in the Middle With You Some of my favorite music moments are award show performances that combined two seemingly unrelated artists: Aerosmith and Run-DMC, Jay-Z and Coldplay, Elton John and Eminem. Stonemaier Games and Bezier Games captured similar magic with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, a mashup of Stonemaier's Between Two Cities … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

Flower Power Tussie Mussie, designed Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Button Shy Games, is an 18-card, I-cut-you-choose game set in Victorian England. It continues the Button Shy model of clever game mechanics that fit in your pocket, and within those design constraints it's also colorblind friendly! Accessibility Tussie Mussie uses double-coding to provide a second … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Tussie Mussie

"Nature invites us constantly to be what we are." -Gretel Ehrlich Keystone: North America is the first game from publisher Rose Gauntlet Entertainment. Isaac Vega (Ashes, Dead of Winter, Forgotten Waters) and Lindsey Rode (Labyrinthos) have joined forces, along with a team of co-designers and artists, to capture the beauty of nature in this card … Continue reading Colorblind Games Preview | Keystone: North America

Head-to-tail Accessibility The Isle of Cats - designed by Frank West and published by The City of Games - combines beautiful art and clever gameplay into a rewarding tile-laying experience. On top of that, it is a master class in accessible design. Colorblind Accessibility Many designers help gamers distinguish colors within an art style and … Continue reading Colorblind Review: The Isle of Cats

...and I do my little turn on the catwalk "I'm interested to see your take on Vamp. I know it's not the most colorblind accessible."Cody Thompson, Jellyfish Game Studios, being dead wrong Vamp on the Batwalk, designed by Jon Simantov and published by Jellyfish Game Studios. is a light-yet-strategic card game for 2 to 6 … Continue reading Colorblind Review: Vamp on the Batwalk

The 2021 Button Shy Reprint Kickstarter Campaign is offering a boatload of options this week - a choice of up to 12 games (some with expansions). The campaign page is fantastic, but I got a little overwhelmed by all the pledge options. After researching, I thought my notes might help you decide what you want … Continue reading First Impressions: 2021 Button Shy Reprint Campaign