Dominion: Review
Dominion is great for experienced gamers and newcomers alike, making it a stellar choice for any crowd.
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Dungeons and Dragons and Disabilities
Disabilities don't prevent you from enjoying hobby games. Here are some observations and tips to help you out.
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Mystery of the Abbey: First Impressions
Not only is the game easy to pick up, fun, and unique in many aspects, it encourages players to enjoy themselves and not be too serious.
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Alhambra Review
Alhambra is an excellent game suitable for players of every age and skill level. This game should be in every family's collection.
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Accessible Runes: Update
If you haven't already, read my article about Accessible Runes. After contacting five different sellers on Etsy.com, all of whom hand-craft runes of their own, I found a couple of people who were willing to take on the task of custom making raised runes out…
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Entombed (PC): Review
Driftwood Audio Entertainment's Entombed is a Roguelike (Wikipedia entry) game developed specifically for blind and visually impaired gamers. The game is designed entirely around the use of audio cues and keyboard commands, making it easily accessible for anyone with a…
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The Low Vision Store: Games
My girlfriend and I were flipping through a catalogue of accessible daily living supplies when we came upon a few pages of games for the blind and visually impaired. The catalogue includes low-vision and blind versions of several of the most popular American family board…
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Accessible Runes
Someone recently posed the question: "Where can I find rune casting supplies for a blind person?" At first, I wondered what this had to do with accessible gaming, but then realized that this site is, or should be, about more than just board games. Accessibility…
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Game Day September 2010: Cleopatra
The next morning we kicked off a game of Cleopatra, a Days of Wonder game, after breakfast. Cleopatra is another resource management and building game, but varies quite a bit from Catan. In this game, each player is an architect in Ancient Egypt, trying to…
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Game Day September 2010: Catan Germany
It was getting pretty late when we finished A Touch of Evil and many folks either went home or went to bed. Three of us stayed around to start one final board game of the night, though: Catan Geographies: Germany. This game is very similar…