Re: [Audyssey] Gaming Dice

2013-04-21 Thread Lora
Yes, this seems reasonable to me as well. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Christina Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 7:48 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Gaming Dice This seems reasonable to me. Christina

Re: [Audyssey] Gaming Dice

2013-04-20 Thread Lora
I certainly would. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Christina Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:52 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Gaming Dice Hi. There was a kickstarter a few months ago to produce the dice but it

[Audyssey] MUSHclient

2013-04-05 Thread Lora
Hi, I just installed this under Windows 7., All the dialog boxes read well, but when I sign onto the MUSH and do a look, it only reads the room name and not the room description. I haven't tried doing a scene on the MUSH for fear it wouldn't work. I'm using the latest JAWS release. Any help?

Re: [Audyssey] Infocom Archive - now on dropbox!

2012-11-20 Thread Lora
Sadly, I received an error 404 when I tried this link. I know it worked for others, so I'm not sure what's wrong. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:50 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject:

Re: [Audyssey] Infocom Archive - now on dropbox!

2012-11-20 Thread Lora
OK, it looks like I got it to work after all. Ibrahim, are there interpreters that work well with JAWS under Windows 7? Last I heard, there weren't any good ones, so I'm curious. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Ibrahim

Re: [Audyssey] Infocom Archive - now on dropbox!

2012-11-20 Thread Lora
I know! I'm a dork because I'm excited by the prospect of reading the manuals. Go figure. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 3:33 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Infocom Archive -

Re: [Audyssey] Silver sword and other ios games for access?

2012-11-18 Thread Lora
Hi Ibrahim, Are all of these games accessible? For instance, Eerie Estate Agent, To The City of the Clouds, etc.? They look awesome. Thanks. Nancy -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 6:34

Re: [Audyssey] King of dragon price?

2012-11-17 Thread Lora
I would love to listen to the Podcast as well, as I had trouble getting into the game and making it do things. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Christina Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 11:38 AM To: 'Gamers Discussion list' Subject: Re:

Re: [Audyssey] accessible Lost Cities game for iPhone

2012-11-07 Thread Lora
I didn't listen to the tutorial, but from my experience, having already played six games, it's highly accessible. And I'm not the best iPhone user out there, so I suspect others will find it more so. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Kelly

Re: [Audyssey] accessible Lost Cities game for iPhone

2012-11-06 Thread Lora
Thanks, Phil. I'm grabbing this now. I've got the physical game it's based on, and enjoy playing it from time to time. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Phil Vlasak Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 8:05 AM To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Pontes Backgammon

2012-08-22 Thread Lora
as an alternative if you prefer. Just a thought. Beware the Grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: Lora lorav...@comcast.net To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Pontes Backgammon Sorry, I should have been clearer. I know

Re: [Audyssey] Pontes Backgammon

2012-08-21 Thread Lora
Sorry, I should have been clearer. I know how to play backgammon. I found that I could move a piece backward in the game, which is something that shouldn't be allowed. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Hayden Presley

Re: [Audyssey] the gamebooks of Arborell

2008-12-28 Thread Lora
, As far as I know it should. The Omni has newer software than the Pacmate, and generally that is a good thing in the software business. Smile. Lora wrote: Hi, Ken, I just sent in my Pacmate to upgrade it to an Omni. Will this still play on the Omni? And once I get the Pacmate back, would you

Re: [Audyssey] the gamebooks of Arborell

2008-12-28 Thread Lora
systems. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:04 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] the gamebooks of Arborell Hi Lora, Smile. Well, Windows Vista is a completely

Re: [Audyssey] the gamebooks of Arborell

2008-12-27 Thread Lora
Hi, Ken, I just sent in my Pacmate to upgrade it to an Omni. Will this still play on the Omni? And once I get the Pacmate back, would you be willing to help me get started? This sounds like something I'd enjoy Thanks. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org

[Audyssey] Learing to MUD

2008-10-24 Thread Lora
confusing; I've had trouble even going up one level, and want to learn what options will make the game interesting. I come from a MUSHing background, and the approach seems very different. Let me know if anyone wants to show a newbie around on Sunday. Lora PS: I'm in Denver, Colorado, so U.S Mountain

[Audyssey] World Building Games

2008-10-19 Thread Lora
Hi, Are there any good world building games out there right now? For instance, something similar to Civilization, where you have to build your economy, agriculture, technological developments, etc. I'm willing to pay if the game is good. I use JAWS. Thanks for any advice. --- Gamers mailing

[Audyssey] Fantasy Football League

2008-08-29 Thread Lora
Hi, I'm looking for a few folks to round out a fantasy football league on ESPN. There'll be a draft on Monday, and if you can't attend that, you'd need to rank your players beforehand. Thus far, ESPN seems relatively friendly with JAWS. If you're interested in joining, please Email me at [EMAIL

Re: [Audyssey] Any Snail Mail games?

2008-06-09 Thread Lora
It depends on what you want to do. I played Hyborian War several times, and loved the game. It's definitely a commercial game, though. It's set in the world of Conan, and you play one of the many nations of the word, trying to meet your victory conditions. On the other hand, I've played chess

Re: [Audyssey] 6dragons mud

2008-06-09 Thread Lora
And which software do you use for MUDs? When I was MUSHing, I used to use SimpleMU, but I'm not sure if that's good for MUDS as well. Thanks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:49 PM To: Audyssey

[Audyssey] Fantasy Football Sites

2008-05-09 Thread Lora
Are there any fantasy football players out there? I want to join a league this fall, and wonder if there are particularly good or bad sites to play at? Thanks. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or

[Audyssey] Card Games on the net

2008-05-04 Thread Lora
, and the same is true for backgammon (yes, I know, not a card game, but a case in point). Ideally, I'd like to find games designed for the sighted gaming community that either work well with JAWS by chance, or which can be modified to do so. Thanks for any help you can offer. Lora --- Gamers mailing

Re: [Audyssey] Feedback on scrabble needed

2008-02-23 Thread Lora
. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken the Crazy Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:58 AM To: The PAC Mate User List; Gamers Discussion list Subject: [Audyssey] Feedback on scrabble needed As most of you know, there is a Scrabble game that works

Re: [Audyssey] Mithril games and Interactive Fiction

2007-11-20 Thread Lora
Hi, Ari, First, I find that playing these games is an exercise in creativity, and not necessarily an exercise in logic. One thing to remember before starting out is to use save a lot. If you're permitted to, save before you do anything you think might have a real effect on the game. You can

Re: [Audyssey] Interactive Fiction games - Re: Mithril games andInteractive Fiction

2007-11-20 Thread Lora
Just a strange observation. Sometimes, a love of interactive fiction makes new friends out of strangers. I was working with a programmer that I didn't know today and he said, Well, I tried searching for xyzzy, just to see what would come back, and I got all sorts of interesting results. I said,

[Audyssey] Getting Back into Interactive Fiction

2007-11-18 Thread Lora
the various games out there? Will I need different tools for the different game platforms? Where is the best site for new games? And I saw something about playing games on the Pacmate? Does this work well? What would I need in order to do this? Thanks. Lora --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] audyssey mag?

2007-07-03 Thread Lora
Hi Ron, Out of curiosity, did you receive my contribution? I sent it to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and was just curious if you'd gotten it. Thanks. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Schamerhorn Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 9:27 PM

Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game

2007-06-18 Thread Lora
when I won was that it didn't tell me how many pieces he still had left to remove from the board. That would be useful information if I had a bet on or was keeping some kind of score or somesuch. Nice work on the game, though. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[Audyssey] Backgammon Game

2007-06-17 Thread Lora
Hi Jim, What is the possibility for a backgammon game? That would be a lot of fun. I don't think there's one out there already. Just wondering. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Kitchen Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:41 AM

Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game

2007-06-17 Thread Lora
Game I believe Azabat software has a version of this game. Ron From: Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 2:22 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game Hi Jim, What is the possibility for a backgammon game? That would be a lot

Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game

2007-06-17 Thread Lora
enjoyable. - Original Message - From: Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game I Googled the site, and you're absolutely right, they do have backgammon, checkers, and several

Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game

2007-06-17 Thread Lora
Hi Dark, OK, I downloaded the demo, and started in on a game, and as soon as I was hooked, the demo ended. You know what this means, of curse. I must go buy the key. Off to do that in a minute. I wish some of the other games were available this way. Thanks for the tip about downloading. Lora

Re: [Audyssey] looking for playtesters or feedback for pen paper RPG

2007-06-16 Thread Lora
Pen and paper gaming is a misnomer. Originally, role-playing games were released exclusively as paper books. When you designed a character for the game, you wrote down all your choices on a piece of paper on what's called a character sheet. When I began playing such games 25 years ago, I simply

Re: [Audyssey] The upcoming issue

2007-06-12 Thread Lora
Hi Ron, One thing I'd be interested in writing about are the board and carde games I play on a regular basis. These games are purchased at a game store, and modified by adding Braille to them. I could review playability as well as adaptability. Would this be of interest? Secondly, I play a

[Audyssey] Sarah's Game

2007-06-09 Thread Lora
Hi, I've been hearing about the Sarah game, for a while now, but not really paying too much attention. Now that I'm able to focus on something other than work, where do I go to buy this? And do I get to wait for it, or can I download it after purchase? Thanks. Lora

Re: [Audyssey] Board games was Hello

2007-06-04 Thread Lora
You don't really need a Braille version. I've devised a way to play Risk without a board at all, if only blind folks are playing. If not, I've created a map. I list each province, and every other province it connects to. When we're playing, you can either update the map with how many of whose

Re: [Audyssey] Board games was Hello

2007-06-02 Thread Lora
I would love to see more board games developed. Top of my list include: Risk: Yes, many of us are familiar with this game of world conquest. I'd love to play against the computer, or find ways to make it an Internet game, and play with human opponents. Ticket to Ride: The goal of this game

Re: [Audyssey] Excellent New ArticleAboutGameAccessibilityonGamasutra

2007-04-25 Thread Lora
. We don't dwell on the possibilities that were outlined. We keep going until it happens, and then we try to cope. That's just the human way. Just my two cents. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AudioGames.net Sent: Wednesday, April 25

Re: [Audyssey] Web-Based Games

2006-10-08 Thread Lora
that JAWS can't handle, either, including combat. Thanks again. Lora -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Cole Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:23 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Web-Based Games Well actually

[Audyssey] Web-Based Games

2006-10-07 Thread Lora
Are there any good web-based games out there? I'm looking for a good RPG, or a place where I can play cards with others. I already play at Allinplay, but want something more ... Like pinochle or hearts against others ... Or playing backgammon or risk against others somehow. Anything even

Re: [Audyssey] Web-Based Games

2006-10-07 Thread Lora
://www.kingdomofloathing.com Hope this helps. Sincerely, Brandon - Original Message - From: Lora [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 11:39 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Web-Based Games Are there any good web-based games out there? I'm looking

[Audyssey] Chillingham

2006-07-22 Thread Lora
Hi, I want to buy Chillingham, but it looks like if I buy it, it'll be mailed to me. Is there any way to purchase it and download it immediately? Thanks, Lora ___ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL