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
Colorblind Review: Scoffton
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
Colorblind Review: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
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
Colorblind Review: Tussie Mussie
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
Colorblind Preview – Keystone: North America
"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 Preview – Keystone: North America
Colorblind Games Profile: Jim Bottomley
Jim Bottomley, based in Prince Edward Island, is the Design Director at Other Ocean Interactive. I met Jim online and asked if he would share his experience as a colorblind video game designer and tabletop game player. Project Winter by Other Ocean Interactive How did you get into tabletop games? "I’ve played games for as … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Jim Bottomley
Colorblind Review: The Isle of Cats
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
Colorblind Games Profile: Tiru Raghavan
Tiru Raghavan (he/him, Athena's Dad on Twitter) was born and raised in India. He came to the U.S. in 2010 for college and has been here ever since, now working as a Product Designer. As a colorblind gamer and photographer, Tiru brings an interesting perspective to the hobby. Image: Tiru Raghaven When and how did … Continue reading Colorblind Games Profile: Tiru Raghavan
Colorblind Gaming 101: The Basics
Alongside reviews, profiles, and colorblind-friendly game mods, I hope these essays will help increase understanding of color vision deficiency and how it relates to gaming. Color Vision Deficiency Up to 90 percent of tabletop gaming is visual, and much of that information is color-specific. From player tokens to cards to the board itself, color is … Continue reading Colorblind Gaming 101: The Basics
Colorblind Review and Mod: My Little Scythe
Eagles and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! The past few months, my game table has been dominated by short, solo games. Pandemic: Hot Zone - North America and Hit Z Road come to mind, and NMBR9 is one of my all-time favorites. My Little Scythe fits this category. It allows for up to 6 players, … Continue reading Colorblind Review and Mod: My Little Scythe
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