Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi Lisa. have you tried any of this site's games? there are sites like this all over the internet selling games, but the problem is are their games accessible or not. Usually, downloadable pc games are purely graphical, and have no text a screen reader can read at all. There are of course a

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi nancy. Wow! which publishers are these? In the past, all the publishers I've contacted have either utterly ignored me, or setn me a short refusal like wizards of the coast, which is one reason I'm now so sure that they are scumbags! :D. Perhaps it would be good to know which these people

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Lisa Hayes
Their are some old dos stuff their that seems to be text hbased, i'm really wishing ihadn't menntioned this now all you lot seem to be doing is picking well thanks for nothing. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers

[Audyssey] Saturday's gaming events at www.Out-Of-Sight.net

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Zilch 10:00 PM eastern Hosted by Patti W. Location: Come Roll Them Dice Roll the dice and take your chances! Try to snag as many points as possible but you better know when to quit otherwise, you'll lose it all and Zilch out! Join us for this exciting dice game that's real simple to play and its

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Not picking. Just pointing out that, and this applies to any list member who discovers something new, you should find out more info, and post that info to the list, before telling everyone about it. Think of it this way: If I send an announcement out that says, I found a cool sounding game at

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Lisa Hayes
wEll you sent religious stuff to the list so you have no room to tell me what not tosend. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 5:05 PM

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews
How accessible are they? Are they? The site seems to be accessible. Nicole Thompson-Andrews Pen name Mellissa Green Budding novelist Emerging poet Tweet me @greenNovelist - Original Message - From: Lisa Hayes lhay...@internode.on.net To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Lisa Hayes
The games seem fine as well. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews goldyemo...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a good looking

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi Lisa. I am not a moderator, - (well of this list anyway), but I am fairly certain there are words which tom or Damien would wish spoken on this issue. Firstly, your remarks to charles about his list contributions strike me as not exactly ones which will promote harmony on the list,

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Orin
Hey all, Well, Lisa may have a point here. I'm trying to find more info on this, but http://www.vlfgames.com is a site that is trying to promote accessibility in games for everyone. In one of the posts up there, Daniel mentions that he partnered with Big Fish. Whether this partnership resulted

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Loravara
Hi Dark, I've had good luck with Steve Jackson Games, Atlas Games, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Hogshead Publishing (I think they're a UK group), Murach Books (they're the computer programming folks) and other small press sorts that I can't think of just now. WoTC does ignore us, that's true.

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Fred Olver
Then why would you suggest that others have a look? Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site. Because, at times, that's a

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Fred Olver
Lisa, I for one appreciate your sharing the site with us. Winers are everywhere. Perhapse we ought to offer them some cheese and they will go away and hide. With their wine, hmmm, sounds like a game development project here. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Lisa Hayes

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Funny you mention steve jaxon, sinse I've been trying to get wizard books to provide accessible version of the original fighting fatnasy novels for years, but they ignore every mail I've sent to them, and there's no other contact method. Perhaps you could make enquiries if your familiar with

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Lisa Hayes
thanks fred wine and cheese sounds like a mouse trap game, grin. Lisa Hayes www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes - Original Message - From: Fred Olver goodfo...@charter.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] a

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hmmm, I've investigated a couple of their adventure games, but i see absolutely zero access, all graphics and no readable text at all, and their other game types such as pattern matching puzzle seem inherently inaccessible. As I said, to me they just look like just another distributor of

[Audyssey] Moderator/administrative question

2012-06-16 Thread QuentinC
Hello, Sorry for this question, but is there a way to put myself in nomail mode, i.e. temporarily stop receiving mails from the list without completely unsubscribe ? Thank you very much. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Paul Lemm
all sounds good, I guess when it comes down to it it's similar to a computer game in that for the time you play the game you take on that character that you play, but with role play its just more human interaction with I guess more freedom to take the plot the way you want. . plus I like the

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator/administrative question

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi Quentin. If you go to http://audyssey.org/mailman/options/gamers_audyssey.org you can enter your mail adddress and passwword to get to your account options, which include going no mail, or going digest mail. hth. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: QuentinC

Re: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox links

2012-06-16 Thread Reinhard Stebner
Thank you for Sending John. This is very good and you are very talented! Thank you once again for sending. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:31 PM To: gamers Subject: [Audyssey] swamp

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi Paul. Well not everything! is decided by dice, indeed the better games I've played are the ones were dice are a guide rather than being the strict rules. It's odd though, I don't enjoy in character rp in online games, but I love doing it off line with a human gm. I think it's because a

Re: [Audyssey] iPhone Puzzle

2012-06-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi Charles, I found it at, Codepacity http://www.codepacity.com/puzzle/ Puzzle for iPhone and iPod Touch Puzzle The original game, now for iPhone Puzzle is an addictive rendition of the desk accessory that shipped with the original Macintosh computers. Also known as n-puzzle, this is a sliding

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
That is another matter, which has been resolved, and has nothing to do with this thread. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Lisa Hayes lhay...@internode.on.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
What games from this site have you found to be accessible? Thanks. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Lisa Hayes lhay...@internode.on.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:18 AM

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Paul Lemm
Now that sounds like a seriously fun and interesting game. I see the point you make about the difference between the computer game and the role play though as I guess with the computer game although there is an element of freedom in some games you still ultimately have to follow the path/story

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator/administrative question

2012-06-16 Thread QuentinC
OK, thank you very much. Topic closed. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
All your message will do is to create problems on the list, so stop sending this kind of message and try using constructive criticism that will give you credence rather than making you look like the northern end of a southbound horse. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Mouse trap? Did you ever play that game by Milton Bradley? I never did, but it sounded like fun. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Lisa Hayes lhay...@internode.on.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
I thank the Grue for this informative message. Unless someone finds accessible games, I won't look at the site. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday,

Re: [Audyssey] iPhone Puzzle

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
That's the game. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iPhone Puzzle Hi Charles, I found it

Re: [Audyssey] Fwd: Recording of the Road To Rage multiplayer

2012-06-16 Thread Pitermach
It's some dubstep track we downloaded... I don't think you'll have any problems. Not from me or Ghorthalon, anyway. :) On 6/16/2012 12:34 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote: Sounds like something that's going to be immense fun when the server has a few more people sneaking around man, can't wait for

Re: [Audyssey] iPhone Puzzle

2012-06-16 Thread Christina
Cool. Thanks for the info, guys. Christina -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:45 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] iPhone Puzzle That's the game. ---

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Trouble
That would depend on your blindness. Some on here call console games like PS3 accessible, but for total blind it is not. Just a bunch of sounds that you have to memorize to get to the next level of sounds. Only by looking at the site for yourself can you make that judgment. Just going to a web

Re: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox links

2012-06-16 Thread Darren Duff
Hi. The first link did not work... _ From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 8:31 PM To: gamers Subject: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox links Here are the dropbox links for the recordings I made:

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Trouble
yep, Big Fish has ben around for a while. I'm not sure how many of there games are totally accessible, but those that look will have to make that judgment to what you personally play. At least your finding games that are worth a look and not just stuff about a site that has nothing to do with

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator I need to contact you off-list to make a complaint.

2012-06-16 Thread Trouble
ABOUT TIME! At 06:02 PM 6/15/2012, you wrote: Hi Dennis, I've read the message in question and near the end of the message it talks about the Game Zone where people play a game over voice chat. That's not an audio game or video game, but it is game related. Remember the charter of the Audyssey

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
As has been pointed out by a moderator, my messages that you are referring to, which had nothing to do with this thread, are! on! topic! Constructive criticism: Try to stay on topic and quit doing exactly what you are complaining about others doing. Thanks. --- Shepherds are the best

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Hi charlese. as I said, I believe big fish to be similar to 300Ad, game hippo, alawar or similar, ie, a distributor indi games, rather than actually a company who make games in their own right. The games I examined on the site didn't look the least accessible, or even playable, but at the

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Trouble
Just because you don't like it I still have a say on this list being a member. So do what you say but don't and delete! At 12:20 PM 6/16/2012, you wrote: As has been pointed out by a moderator, my messages that you are referring to, which had nothing to do with this thread, are! on! topic!

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread dark
Okay, I am not a moderator, but this topic is getting needlessly out of hand here, not to mention personal, (if this were audiogames.net, this would be the point I'd start giving mod warnings). Might i suggest people back off, relax, and stop with the personal remarks, sinse they really

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Charles Rivard
I don't understand the meaning of, and I quote, So do what you say but don't and delete! Can you clarify? Thanks. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. - Original Message - From: Trouble troub...@columbus.rr.com To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox links

2012-06-16 Thread Reinhard Stebner
Here is the corrected linkg below: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/85682400/swamp%20mission%20walkthrough.mp3 https://dl.dropbox.com/u/85682400/swamp%20playthrough.wma -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Darren Duff Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox links

2012-06-16 Thread john
Ah sorry. Didn't know that it had added a second line. Thanks for fixing it. - Original Message - From: Reinhard Stebner raydar11...@yahoo.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Date sent: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:11:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [Audyssey] swamp recordingsc: drobox

[Audyssey] you don't know jack question

2012-06-16 Thread steve cullen
Hi Everyone, I have a truck load of you don't know jack games here. Unfortunately they won't work with my windows seven system does any one know how to make these games work? Thank you all very much for any help. Regards, Steve Cullen --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you

Re: [Audyssey] you don't know jack question

2012-06-16 Thread Pitermach
Hi, The problem with most of these is because of the installer, which is a 16-bit application. That's why it breaks under x64. What you need to do is install them under XP or a 32-bit system, and then just copy the whole installation folder over. There are 2 executables, one for 16-bit, and

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp problem

2012-06-16 Thread Jorge Gonçalves
Hello everyone. It's been since 5 months I didn't play Swamp but today I tried to update. I think I have the correct usernname and password but it says connecting and it never connects. Even when I try to create a new character it never connects either. Any ideas what might be the problem?

Re: [Audyssey] Swamp problem

2012-06-16 Thread john
You should be running v2.5. If your not, redownload the latest version. If your still having trouble it could be the server. - Original Message - From: Jorge Gonçalves jopo...@hotmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Date sent: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:28:54 +0100 Subject:

Re: [Audyssey] you don't know jack question

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Steve, Really the only thing you can do with older games like that is run them via virtual machine such as VMWare Player. There are a number of API changes etc in Windows 7 under the hood that breaks compatibility with a number of Windows XP era apps etc. On 6/16/12, steve cullen

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Nancy, Well, I haven't contacted Wizard's of the Coast myself, but apparently Dark has regarding some Dungeons and Dragons material and got the brush off. I have no idea if Wizards of the Coast would be any more helpful to me or not. Especially, since I've already purchased the books several

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Paul, Exactly. Triditional computer games are fixed to a certain story line,are often fixed to specific characters, and is only as flexable as the developer made it. Therefore often times you will find yourself stuck in a fairly linear game where you complete x numbers of levels, fight the

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Definitely agree with that. A human gm, if he or she is good, will adapt the plot to fit the situation far more than any computer can. Often times battles is simply trying to out think the gamemaster who is playing the villains and you the heroes. For example, I remember one summer

Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Paul, Well, like Dark said not everything is decided through dice. It helps randomize things, decide things such as skill checks,but for the most part the gamemaster holds sway over the story, battles, and other game mechanics based on his understanding of the game and the characters you are

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Lisa, I think many of us appreciate the fact you gave us the link for the Big Fish website. Its just that you didn't provide enough info on what games you felt were accessible, and as has been said before that is something people really wanted to know. Just going there and looking for

Re: [Audyssey] Moderator/administrative question

2012-06-16 Thread Thomas Ward
HI Quentin, Absolutely. Go to the Audyssey website, go to the list page, and log into your account with your username/password. On the settings/options screen for your account you can set it to no mail for however long you choose to be out of touch with the list. Cheers! On 6/16/12, QuentinC

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews
I didn't think of it depending on the degree of blindness. Nicole Thompson-Andrews Pen name Mellissa Green Budding novelist Emerging poet Tweet me @greenNovelist - Original Message - From: Trouble troub...@columbus.rr.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] a good looking site.

2012-06-16 Thread Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews
Thanks for the info. Nicole Thompson-Andrews Pen name Mellissa Green Budding novelist Emerging poet Tweet me @greenNovelist - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:34 AM

Re: [Audyssey] A major problem with the playroom

2012-06-16 Thread Alfredo Castaneda
Hello gamers, I am experiencing a major problem with the playroom. I made every effort to try and fix this, but it was not to be. The problem is that when I open up the playroom, there is no server in the server combo box. I downloaded the newest version off the site, but it does not seem to