Brian Chandler

Greyscale image of Marvel Avengers, including Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, and others

Greyscale Avengers Assemble! 🏹

Colorblind Games Preview | 52 Duels Welcome to 52 Duels, where 1-2 players use a 52-card deck to launch attacks, block damage, use items, and level up their hero’s unique skills. The deck also serves as each player’s life, so d…

See my accessibility-focused preview of 52 Duels, the latest from @postmarkgames.bsky.social available on Kickstarter now! colorblindgames.com/2025/12/02/c...

And want to add Arwen at @cardboardtime.bsky.social to the conversation! Also colorblind and also a fan of bits.

Other colorblind folks I interact with include @peterlmcpherson.bsky.social, @sarahreeds27.bsky.social's husband Will Reed, and designer Eric Slauson.

Thank you, Ruel!

Yes, I'm colorblind, and I'm a fan of bits! LMK how I can help!

Colorblind Games Preview | Cascadia: Alpine Lakes Like a beautiful child, growing up free and wild… Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a standalone follow-up to the 2022 Spiel des Jahres winner Cascadia. Designed by Randy Flynn and illustrated by Bet…

See my accessibility-focused preview of Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, available to back on Kickstarter tomorrow!
@flatoutgames.bsky.social @rf-seattle.bsky.social @bethsobel.bsky.social

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I'll be joining @mpco.bsky.social later today (4pm PT) to chat about visual accessibility in tabletop games!

YES, I contend that color differentiation becomes an issue for EVERYONE at 6+, so how about we shift away from colors as the default player distinguisher, and instead play as different shapes, animals, etc!

Thanks, Tim!

Accessibility Tip: Bring Your Own Meeples For colorblind board gamers, the most significant challenge is usually identifying player pieces. Even in games that are otherwise colorblind-friendly, most games continue to distinguish multiple p…

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)?

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Colorblind Games Review: Propolis In Propolis—designed by Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, and Shawn Stankewich—players deploy worker bees to collect pollen, fortify their positions, and construct hives to appease their queen. It comb…

See my accessibility-focused review of Propolis from @flatoutgames.bsky.social and @alderaceg.bsky.social!

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A Buyer’s Guide to Visually Accessible Board Games I am excited to welcome Sarah Reed back to share her experiences and recommendations to support board gamers with visual accessibility barriers. This is a follow-up to Sarah’s previous essay …

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.

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Xbox storefronts first to feature Accessible Games Initiative tags - Can I Play That? One of the launch partners of the Accessible Games Initiative, Microsoft is first to integrate the accessibility tags on Xbox storefronts.

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.

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We are aligned in burger construction. 🥂

I choose based on what's mostly likely to fall off or make it hard to each, so I build patty, cheese, tomato, onion, lettuce.

(Also condiments on both buns + on cheese to help everything stick together.)

(Also hand-smash it all together for easier eating & aforementioned stick-togetherness.)

I love A Feast for Odin but also 100% get that it's not a love connection for many. 😀

A positive score on your very first game of Agricola? That's great! 😀

(I love Agricola but also 100% that it's not a love connection for many.)

I used your link, then saved another $5 by grabbing a Used-Like New option, realizing that might be a risk.

Box had some corner damage (one corner) and shrink wrap had some damage, but inside content was perfect/untouched.

Thanks for sharing this deal!

I'm leery to jump into this thread (zero published games as designer), but I just packed up an entire drawer of prototype bits-and-pieces for an upcoming move.

I'll keep them around for a long time - at least as prompts to try designing something new!

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

Ugh, what a frustrating additional challenge to navigate.

Is there a list/database of bad actors like this? And even more helpful, are their vetted, legitimate courses, certificates, and/or programs that can help folks find education opportunities?

Visual Accessibility | Great Western Trail 2nd Edition Great Western Trail: Second Edition is designed by Alexander Pfister, with art by Chris Quilliams and published by eggertspiele, among others. Players take on the role of ranchers herding cattle fr…

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...

GAconf (IGDA-GASIG) Awards 24. Jan 19th, 9am PST, 12pm ET, 5pm GMT. GAconf.com.

🏆 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

"Plays 3-5" was a hurdle for me to purchase. I often want a 1 and/or 2P option so it gets to the table enough.

2025, OrcaCon Tabletop Games Convention OrcaCon 2025 is Live! Announcements: Nothing yet, enjoy your games, everyone! Essential Links & Info Convention Hours Registration Booth Friday: 9 AM...

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Growing yearly and unabashedly queer-friendly, accessibility-focused, Orcan is the most open-armed, friendly con I've attended. It's just the best.

Mattel will make 80% of its games color-blind accessible by the end of the year Mattel will make slight design changes to its card games so that gameplay is accessible for people with color blindness, too.

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

Mostly kidding, and to be fair, I had asked about purchasing primarily for solo.

I appreciate your perspective on it!

I got talked out of purchasing Heat to play solo from some yahoos on the @tabletopexpress.bsky.social Discord server. 😀

Tell. Me. Everything.

Yeah, that's been our experience (including my "normal color vision" family members).

But with a little Star Wars knowledge and experience playing a few games, we learned these new cards well enough that we don't get confused much now.

Accessibility Review Roundup: 2024 To wrap up 2024, I’m writing a series of mini-reviews for board games new to me this year. You’ll see a variety of accessibility barriers and some excellent mitigations to help make the…

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!

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