Our quick notes on modding the game to better support everyone but specifically Visually Impaired folks. Seat numbers – When speak state your seat number “Adam Seat 1, nominates Elain Seat 12.” When counting vote give the Visually impaired player a warning, you can announce seat numbers of when you are approaching them. We have […]
Tag: accessibility
External site: Board games for all ages
Introducing https://boardgamesforallages.com We aim to BRING FAMILIES CLOSER by providing tools and resources to all adults find the very best tabletop games to play with the children in their lives, and to give them tools to have the best time when playing. ———–Looking out for the age rating for games and also the guides to modify to […]
Tips for smaller games nights!
Work in progress as ever. I will add links to other guides. Happy to include any thing extra My game night is just family and friends do I need to care about inclusion? What tips should I follow for my ‘kitchen table’ games night?What about a family games night? The aim is still to ensure […]
So you want to start a group / event? Checklist and thoughts?
Draft / Work in progress So you are thinking about starting a games night? Games group? Event? Here are some key questions. Mostly obviously stuff but it may help lock in some ideas or avoid some issues. What is your goal or aim? What is your audience?Gamers? Families? New Games? A niche of gamers? A […]
LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
It’s Pride Month! Rather than change our logo to a rainbow lets talk about and share what we do to make our events more inclusive for everyone including LGBTQIA+ Folks. +Normalise pronouns, via name tags, larger pronoun tags and introductions. +Consider venues, some venues are less LGBTQIA+ friendly, for example we run events at the […]
Don’t let perfect stop you / 10 years of free Herefordshire Board gamers Events
WIP. I recently shared a gallery (Currently on facebook only) of 10 years of Here For Games con, which is our annual event which has been growing slowly but double last year, we’ve worked hard to keep the event (and all of our events) friendly and inclusive and it was wonderful to see how how […]
Blood on the Clock Tower- how to teach, our improvements and tips
WIP This guide is aimed at story teller and experienced players, we may write a guide for new players later Blood on the Clock Tower Blood on the Clocktower | Blood on the Clocktower – A captivating new social bluffing game There is already a great page on Accessibility | Blood on the Clocktower – […]
Event templates
These are the templates we use for our events. When publishing an event take a moment to view the poster to make sure WhenWhereHow muchand also WHAT the event is about is clear and on the poster The body of the event text should include the below Advert for events should be clear and include the […]
Visually Impaired and Blind Gamers
We are currently researching this area but for now here is the links we’ve found. We have 9 games in the library which require no sight Visual Impairment: Full Support – Herefordshire Board Gamers- Free Community Lending Library (I believe we own all of them) Games involving Blindfold / no sight by designMasterfoxQuarto Access TactileHand […]
Guides on how to join and what to expect at your games nights
On our main website we have a detailed guide on what an online and in person game night is like, these are to support new guests especially those with anxiety or similar issues. This is something you may want to copy for your events What is a games night? – Herefordshire Board Gamers How to […]