Bring Your Own Meeples...and other visual accessibility tips in today's essay! What components would you borrow from other games to customize your player pieces (for accessibility and/or just for fun)? colorblindgames.com/2025/09/25/a...

See my accessibility-focused review of Propolis from @flatoutgames.bsky.social and @alderaceg.bsky.social! colorblindgames.com/2025/09/06/c...

ICYMI: One of our most-read articles is this guest post from @sarahreed.bsky.social! Sarah shares her efforts playing games with her husband, Will, and the essay includes tips for anyone playing with gamers who have vision disabilities. colorblindgames.com/2023/06/05/a...

As one of the launch partners of the Accessible Games Initiative, Microsoft is now first to integrate the accessibility tags on Xbox storefronts. The tags will replace equivalent Accessibility Feature tags, while some remain to complement the new tags. caniplaythat.com/2025/05/16/x...

Another challenge for those interested in game accessibility education (and probably everyone) - AI-generated "courses" in niche disciplines.

Check out my latest accessibility review, this time for Great Western Trail: Second Edition! "...the game provides mostly accessible components for colorblind and low-vision players, with some exceptions."

LIVE this Sunday! Join Starla & Mik on Sunday, Jan 26, 2025, at 11 AM CST as we chat about the games we’ve received lately. Come hang out, share your game recs, and let’s have some fun! 📅 When: Sunday, Jan 26, 11 AM CST 📍 Where: www.youtube.com/@OurFamilyPl...

🏆 Want to know who won the 2024 GAconf accessibility awards? Find out this Wednesday, streaming on both @ign.com and the IGDA-GASIG YouTube channel! Full info on all the finalists and why they're finalists is at www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award... #gamedev #accessibility

Exciting news from Mattel on colorblind accessibility! www.fastcompany.com/91146946/mat...

My 2024 round up includes mini-reviews of 7 "new to me" games from this year: LOTR Duel for Middle-earth, Star Wars Unlimited, Flamecraft, and more! colorblindgames.com/2024/12/31/a...

Solo games require special accessibility support since players are less likely to have another person available to support their needs. How does 20 Strong from @chiptheorygames.bsky.social address these needs? Read on, reader, to find out! colorblindgames.com/2024/12/06/c...

Timely reminder (for full explanation see youtu.be/sPehhHZvKE8) #gamedev #indiedev #accessibility

Announcing my schedule for @orcacon.bsky.social! On Saturday we're talking Accessibility in Gaming and then @colorblindgames.bsky.social and I will be doing a live Color Vision mod. On Sunday - a LIVE episode recording of the podcast with none other than @ourfamplaysgames.bsky.social !

Today is World Diabetes Day. I have type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that is unpreventable, currently incurable, and requires constant monitoring and attention for the rest of my life. I use an insulin pump and CGM to do so, which helps, but it still is a lot of mental and physical energy.

I'm seeing a similar pattern that @ruelgaviola.bsky.social identifies in his post, including a step back in color vision accessibility from some publishers that were previously rock stars in this area. Check out his excellent articles!

Living inside Calico's craft room, Knitting Circle is a pleasant blend of breezy and brain-burny, with gameplay closer to Verdant or Cascadia. See my full preview here! @flatoutgames.bsky.social @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social colorblindgames.com/2024/11/03/c...

Bumping this up again, as there are still a few hours of the live conference this afternoon PT. I've learned so much as I've been able to dip into a few sessions. AND the full set of presentations will be available after the event!

I'm hoping to join a few of these sessions live (virtually) this year! #GAconf is a professional conference for the games industry, focused on accessibility. It's run by the IGDA Game Acessibility SIG.

Making good use of the game table this weekend! - Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game is my most-played of 2024! - Knitting Circle, the next puzzly tile-layer from @flatoutgames.bsky.social - designed by @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social w/ art by @bethsobel.bsky.social, is on Kickstarter now!

I'm enjoying some solo plays of Apiary - an excellent worker placement game from 2023 designed by @connievdc.bsky.social !! (art by Kwanchai Moriya; published by Stonemaier Games; freelance proofreading by me & several others) If you haven't tried Apiary yet, I highly recommend it!

Badass starter pack go.bsky.app/47JJRQb

Great review from @tlance8.bsky.social via @comicbookyeti.bsky.social for Falling Skies! I appreciated Tyler's accessibility assessment as part of the review. I've been able to play it without issues, but other colorblind players could have concerns. Tyler describes this well in the review.

Quirky Circuits is a quick-to-play programming game that’s fun for various ages and experience levels. Check out my full accessibility-focused review here! @plaidhatgames.bsky.social @valancedbreakfast.bsky.social

The Red Cathedral is one of my favorite small box Euros. But what about visual accessibility? See my review here!

Today on BGG News, Brian Chandler talks about his role as a freelance proofreader and accessibility reviewer for Stonemaier Games to reduce challenges for colorblind and low-vision players, using examples of cards from Wingspan and Wyrmspan: boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/157... —WEM

One of my favorite games of all time, Cartographers hits my flip-and-write sweet spot of puzzly decisions and smooth play. I reviewed and scored both main games + all 6 map packs! colorblindgames.com/2023/01/23/c...

Colorblind Games Review and Mod | Hadrian's Wall Highlights: - Unplayable for me out of the box - Aftermarket options abound - Board Game Arena implementation is awesome

Wanna help some hot boardgame women get even hotter? Check out these games on the BGG preview of Gen Con releases and give them some thumbs! 🧵👇

June plays. I enjoyed every game played this month, and Star Realms was a surprise hit! I'd only played the app previously, but after a dozen plays we ordered the Frontiers expansion. So smooth, so fun, & 100% colorblind-friendly!

Another winner from @plaidhatgames.bsky.social ! Hickory Dickory is a delightful worker placement, action selection game played featuring mice on a grandfather clock. Visual accessibility is quite good, and I highly recommend giving it a try! (review in the first comment)

NEW REVIEW Scribbly Gum: Print at Home Edition from Phil Walker-Harding, co-published by Joey Games and Postmark Games. It's cute, fun, and 100% colorblind-friendly. Learn more here! colorblindgames.com/2024/05/25/s...

Ashes Reborn by Isaac Vega and @plaidhatgames.bsky.social is a fun 2-player expandable card game! With 70 dice in 7 colors + a million cards, you'll also want to see my assessment of components for colorblind and low-vision accessibility. colorblindgames.com/2024/05/10/c...

Today Is The Day!

I'm honored and excited to join Arwen (@cardboardtime.bsky.social) on Wednesday evening as we each share our Top 20 Board Games of All Time via the Tabletop Express! @tabletopexpress.bsky.social

ICYMI, reposting for the morning people...

WOLVES, designed by @connoralexander.bsky.social and published by @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social is a semi-coop about sharing resources among communities. How's visual accessibility? Click the link, dear reader, to find out.... (ok it's quite good & it'd also be cool if you read the review)

Lessons in Empty Nest life. During Spring Break, as these "kids" come back home to visit, one must modify certain behaviors around Clothing (wear more) and Closing (the bathroom door). (Also great to have them back, of course, love love love, blah blah blah... 😀)

Cascadia: Rolling evokes the original game in a roll-and-write package. Lots of gameplay in these small boxes! What about low-vision and color-vision gamers? Can I play it? Did I like it? Read on... @rf-seattle.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social @fertessa.bsky.social @flatoutgames.bsky.social

Look Mom, I'm on the front page! www.boardgamegeek.com

Hey folks! If you're just joining us here at Blue Sky, we're Coyote & Crow Games. We're a tabletop game company focused on bringing everyone games created by & with Indigenous creatives and with positive portrayals of Native American people & culture. More about us at www.coyoteandcrow.net.

Damn, there is so much art in gaming and writing and designing and everything. More good stuff from Amabel (designed the game) and Dan (wrote about playing it).

In this "proofreader's diary," I share my experience supporting accessibility improvements for Wingspan and Wyrmspan, including an inside at prototype cards and conversations during development. @elizhargrave.bsky.social @connievdc.bsky.social

Disney: The Haunted Mansion – Call of the Spirits is a sneakily clever set collection card game that captures the 'spirit' of the theme park ride! Thank you, Prospero Hall!

Officially - Violet Daisy Games has a home here at Bluesky, thanks to @panda8ngel.bsky.social ! Be sure to give us a follow for great games and even greater shenanigans! @violetdaisygames.bsky.social

I’m disappointed, frustrated, & a little sad. After unboxing, learning, setting up, and starting my adventure, it’s a no-go. I cannot play Roll Player Adventures with so many color-required elements & literally zero double-coding. I was excited for this one & had time to dive in. 😕

I am excited to see so many people excited about Wyrmspan! Makes it pretty easy to let it go when people are critical without even playing the game. But someone brought it to my attention that a dude was claiming to be defending me by criticizing Wyrmspan, so I waded in... 1/x

If you missed it...I launched a collaborative podcast this week called the Talkin' Tabletop Podcast. It is now available on all the major podcatchers out there: Spotify: t.ly/uKzI6 Apple: t.ly/UtNUl Google: t.ly/4WDur iHeartRadio: t.ly/MQm71 Castbox: t.ly/B-wK7 YouTube: t.ly/I8KXL

I’m in the Inaugural episode! Woo-hoo!

I played a small role as a proofreader and rulebook editor for Wyrmspan, and I'm excited that it's launching so soon!

It's almost time for OrcaCon! We wrote up a wee guide for you First Timers at our show. It's also good info for returning attendees who might not know all of what we offer! Check it out here - www.orcacon.org/first-timers...