Hi Dark, No, it isn't Talisman. I think the game I'm thinking of was called Battle Master or something like that. Its a strategy game where one player commands an army of knights, wizards, etc and the other plays ogres, goblins, and orcs. The roll of the dice determines how many skulls are placed on your units, and when you reach the maximum number of skulls that unit is dead and is removed from the game board.
Although, it wasn't a board exactly. It was a huge plastic mat you rolled out on the floor about a meter long and a meter wide. It had hills, rivers, bridges, and other terrain to cross. In addition to the mat there was a huge plastic castle you could sit on the mat where archers and cross bowmen could be stationed for some strategic de fence. Cheers! On 4/20/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi tom. > > would that game be talisman? my brother is an avid player, but sadly there > is no accessible version. > > As regards the rnib, well I think at least with the rnib there is > considderably more involved than simply appealing to the lowest common > denominator. All their publications, magazines etc, are aimed at older > generations (you can get all the braille knitting patterns you want), and > whenever I've been on an info day they do an hour and a half of what is > tantamount to brain washing about donations from people in their wills and > how much they want such donations, not to mention radio and tv adverts all > aimed at older people, ---- their latest slogan, "rnib spotting the signs of > > site loss for over fifties" is a case in point, as well as a rather amusing > > tortology. > > I have also noticed that my efforts over the years to get Rnib to do > anything not! aimed at over sixties has been fruiteless, whether that is > reccording more accessible books in sf and fantasy genres, "our members > don't like those is what I was told" getting them to produce braile > gamebooks or rpg manuals, or indeed getting them to promote audio games at > all other than the azabat ones "our members prefer simple games and don't > have the tech skills" is what I was told. > > Frankly, there is something of a conspiracy going on with the Rnib to sucker > > people's investments, not to mention gain government grants for services > which should! be health services anyway, (charity my arse), but that is a > subject for another mail. > > Suffice it to say that for getting accessible gaming dice, you'd be better > off heading into the woods, picking up sticks and taking the time to calve > them yourself, than trying to get any practical aide out of the Rnib. > > Myself, if a company were! to do this, I'd be looking for someone a little > more friendly to access to younger blind people, rather than someone like > Rnib. As you said yourself, it's not a complicated thing, indeed I'd be > tempted to contact the manufacturers of rp supplies (after all they can only > > say no), since I have far more confidence in them than someone like Rnib or > > the companies they deal with. > > of course however, it might be that access creation aide companies in > countries other than the Uk are a little better on this front, since I do > know the Uk's general attitude and that of the Rnib in particular isn't > particularly great when compared to places over seas anyway, and doubltess > this stretches to the business world too. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
