It seems ironic that just as the board game/war game/RPG market seems to be struggling that it is also at its most accessible by VI players. Rulebooks for pen and paper RPG and for wargames are increasingly available in PDF, and board game books could potentially be run through OCR which like everything else is always improving. By board game I'm not talking monopoly or mouse trap, but serious board games aimed at gamers.
The existence of online communities such as here or Audyssey also makes it easier for people to share their experiences of what is and isn't accessible, and how to adapt games. We could for example discuss how to make adapted boards for board games, and which rules to adjust or leave out because they over complicate matters for us.
So what do people think? Might it be viable for us to build a community based on not just audio games, but table top games? Yes you need another person to play with, and probably also assistance with the adaption of boards, but it would be in my opinion a great way to share a game with sighted friends and offers far more social significance than online games. Is anyone here interested in learning about such games? Would it be worth documenting any efforts to adapt games that need it? Documenting experiences of which games can be more easily played, and how reports of how the game play went?
I've been having thoughts about some or all of these genres, and if I get a chance to try any of them out I'd be more than happy to share my experiences if people are interested.
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