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043: The Accessibility of Board Games with Mischa Lewis-Norelle and James Edward Gray
James Edward Gray: @JEG2
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00:16 – Welcome to “Paneldome!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:58 – Backgrounds and Superpowers
Hilary Stohs-Krause: We’ve Always Been Here: Women Changemakers in Tech @ RailsConf 2017
04:44 – Examples of Accessibility Challenges in Board Games
07:00 – Games and Challenges
Escape: The Curse of the Temple (Purchase)
11:49 – The Power of House Rules
14:41 – German-style/Eurogames vs American Games
Great Western Trail (Purchase)
16:45 – Video Games; Real-time vs Turn Based Games
Don’t Starve Together (Purchase)
19:35 – Tabletop Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
22:45 – Cooperative Games vs Competitive Games
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (Purchase)
22:45 – Bluffing Games, The Autism Spectrum, and Player Elimination
Sheriff of Nottingham (Purchase)
Sentinels of the Universe (Purchase)
Shut Up & Sit Down: Sean Bean Quest
35:14 – The Cost of Board Games: Time and Money
How to Build an Amazing Board Game Collection for $10!
43:02 – The History of Monopoly; Leftist Board Games
45:56 – Resources
Favorite Games:
Coraline: Tales of the Arabian Nights (Purchase)
Rein: Dungeons and Dragons: Second Edition and Lords of Waterdeep (Purchase)
Jamey: Betrayal at House on the Hill (Purchase)
Mischa: Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (Purchase)
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Special Guests: James Edward Gray and Mischa Lewis-Norelle.