Hi Dark, Hero Quest and Talisman rock. However, as you said they are difficult to play simply because there are no accessible boards available. Its precisely that kind of game aimed at young to middle aged adults I'd love to see available in accessible format.
Not only that but there are games like Dungeons and Dragons that have board game versions with plastic playing pieces that would be awesome to have in some accessible format. I have some Star Wars RPG stuff such as some campaign maps and playing pieces I picked up a few years ago, and I'd love it if the campaign maps were accessible. As it is I have to rely on a sighted person to place the pieces on the maps while we play. Its too bad that things like that just isn't considered to be worth a companies time to produce accessible versions. Cheers! On 6/8/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jim. > > I've also seen the Hacu peg based game. in addition, i've seen tactile ludo > > (which i believe is called parcheesy in the states), and backgammon, in fact > > I just got a backgammon board recently. > > I however would love to see some of the more serious board games aimed at > adults made accessible, the games that use the board game format to emulate > > the rules of an rpg. > > Games like hero quest and Talisman. indeed, Talisman is played by a lot of > people interested in rp, because it's a none serious, light hearted game > that is easy to setup learn and play, but at the same time is a lot of fun. > > my brother and many friends of mine have played Talisman, and I'd love to be > > able to oin them, but sadly no accessible board is available. > > I once saw a downloadable version, but it only emulated some of the board > based on a very old version of the original game, and reading the board > itself and your position on it was a little difficult, even though it used > screen reader friendly text. > > 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://mail.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://mail.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].
