Re: [Audyssey] old games site found.

2014-06-27 Thread Lisa Hayes
OK Since charles can't read my messages i am vgoing to be basic minesweep is a game. now i've put in sever new lines so he can tell indiana jones is another game here. n their are other games and if someone wants to go and look they will find them. I"

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
If I actually played more chess I'd rather considder that, assuming that that particular company do orders outside the states. Though I don't tend to play that much chess now. Beware the grue! Dark. - Original Message - From: "Charles Rivard" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Frid

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread hayden presley
Hi Charles, I was happy to hear that the PC versoin of Shredder is speech-friendly. The only issue is that I'm not sure what you meant byh that. I get no feedback on moved pieces, and I see no way to look at the board. What needs to h appen to make that work? Best Regards, Hayden -Original Me

Re: [Audyssey] alter aeon underground chess tournament

2014-06-27 Thread Jeremy Brown
The underground chess tournament is a really old area on Alter Aeon. The moves are set up using very old door opening code to make things happen. It's a relic from a more primitive age of building. If the audiogames.net walk through no longer exists for some reason, anyone who is interested can c

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Jeremy Brown
Keith, There's two forms of notation. Algebraic notation is easier to fathom. In algebraic the files are lettered a through h from White's queen's rook right to white's King's rook. The ranks are then numbered from 1 to 8 counting from white's first rank. So a move of pawn e2-e4 is king's pawn

Re: [Audyssey] old games site found.

2014-06-27 Thread Scott Chesworth
I agree, to a point. No doubt you already know that because I've sent messages along similar lines before. Generally I jump on the bandwagon when it's a technical term or some other thing that could misrepresent us as a player base to the mainstream gaming community, (the never-ending battle to get

Re: [Audyssey] old games site found.

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
Asking for clarity is not knit picking. It is up to the author, not the reader, to make things clearly understood, and if you look at the message that I was replying to, my point is valid.. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! fini

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
It's always a good idea to double check by using your arrow keys to review the board in cases like this. You can sometimes hear b7 when it actually said d7 or e7. Another very good chess program that is speech friendly is Shredder Chess. You can get it from www.shredderchess.com and you ca

Re: [Audyssey] old games site found.

2014-06-27 Thread Scott Chesworth
I can't tell when the nitpicking stops. There's no variation on the theme to indicate... On 6/27/14, Charles Rivard wrote: > I can't tell where the name of 1 game stops. There's no punctuation to > indicate. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished,

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread lindsay . cowell
If anyone could find out if it is, I'd be willing to try it. Lindsay Cowell -original message- Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass From: Devin Prater Date: 27/06/2014 3:17 pm You know, KODP is available for PC, too. I wonder if its accessible for PC too? Devin Pr

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread Devin Prater
Ah, that's a shame. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jun 27, 2014, at 10:14 AM, dark wrote: > Last I heard the pc version wasn't accessible due to our old friend, > graphical text with no propper windows txt. > > BEware the grue! > Dark. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyss

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
Although it is pricy, you can get a very well made tactual chess set from www.thechesshouse.com The pieces are tournament sized. I believe the set costs around $100. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Mes

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
I tried that charlse with K chess elite, however I think I must have misscounted moving one of my opponent's peaces sinse each game I tried I'd get a ways through and then the computer would tell me to move something I thought was an empty square or the like. It's odd, on the few occasions I p

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
There was a step by step guide to the alter quest on the audiogames.net forum i remember, sinse that's the only way I managed it myself, particularly sinse while I'm used to speaking and talking about moves on the board, eg e2/e4, the notation code used for commands I found rather whacky. B

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
Last I heard the pc version wasn't accessible due to our old friend, graphical text with no propper windows txt. BEware the grue! Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
There is nothing that prevents you from using your own board and men, as long as they are of the Staunton design, regardless of whether you are playing against a human or a chess engine. Just make the moves as directed by the opponent. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
that sounds like a really good chess set bryan. Sinse the old one I used to own pretty much died due to lack of use (several peaces depegged), I tried buying a new one from the Rnib however i was quite disappointed. The peaces are tiny, however instead of black and white it's more like dark brow

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
And the instructor is very good, as well. Patient and knowledgeable. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: "Bryan Peterson" To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:41

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
I've never even attempted that one. Oh freddled gruntbuggly, thy micturations are to me as plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee. GroupI implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes, And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles, or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecrunc

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Charles Rivard
Why not use your own chess set to determine your moves? That's what I do when playing against either a human or a program. When the opponent tells you to move a knight to f6, make the move on your board. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! re

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Keith S
I've got the same problem with the spacial distortion in my head.Just wanted to know how to do it so I could solve the alteraeon quest in Gads. Thanks Keith - Original Message - From: dark To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Audy

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread Devin Prater
You know, KODP is available for PC, too. I wonder if its accessible for PC too? Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:02 AM, dark wrote: > Nice to see more of the same, but probably damnably awful! in terms of > complexity. > > I do know what you mean about addictive, I r

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
I agreeDark. Tat's wy I don't play onlie, even though you can get a free year of membership to an online Chess community for completing both of the two Ches courses offered by the Hadley School here in the US. Their chess set, which is included with their beginner's course, is really nice. It no

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Bryan Peterson
Well the Hadley School for the Blind offers two free chess courses, Chess for Beginners and Chess: Principles and Strategies. You even get a free chess set with the first course which is yours to keep after you complete it. Each course has I believe six lessons, each with an accompanying assign

Re: [Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread dark
My personal advice would be to get a tactile chess set (sometimes called a braille chess set, even though they don't have braille on them), and start playing live against a human. To explain these are sets where there are holes in each square on the board and the peaces are on pegs so you can

[Audyssey] star traders was: Re: Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
I've played star traders elite quite seriously (indeed i had a major game of it the other day). The problem at the moment is there is still one screen, the planet navigator that is missing some pretty major information on the various planets. At the moment it's quite possible to fly around,

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
I've not tried a game where I didn't worship Orlanth, then again i've only played a few games seriously, ie, long enough to form a tribe. I usually start with the slightly more land option so that my clan has room to expand, but not so much it's easy for nasty neighbors to come and grab it. On

[Audyssey] chess and the blind

2014-06-27 Thread Keith S
can anyone suggest the best way for me to learn how to play chess as a blind person? I played when I had sight, but the notation method is confusing the crap out of me. Thanks Keith Blind but not Useless --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
Hi. It's at http://kingofdragonpass.wikia.com/wiki/King_of_Dragon_Pass_Wiki I also put a link to it on the audiogames.net page for Kodp as well. Though of course bare in mind it contains spoilers, indeed I've not read any of the information on extra scenes etc, just the basic info pages and th

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread Anouk Radix
As to iphone games, i really have to try star traders elite again (i didnt buy that on eofr nothing) but find the interface a bit difficult. I think i would like the content though. Greetings, Anouk, On 27 Jun 2014, at 12:06, dark wrote: > Sorry dropped my keyboard and the message got sent by m

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi, If i ever go into roleplaying I will certainly play a vinga worshipping badass woman. I am gong to try balanced next, that might be a bit of a challenge, i mostly start worshipping elmal because its a bit different then normal orlanthi, i do long games but at normal difficulty. I tend to ge

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread James Howard
can someone point me to the kodp wiki? On 6/27/14, dark wrote: > Sorry dropped my keyboard and the message got sent by mistake :D. > > As I said, I don't tend to like restoring sinse not only do you have to play > > through the hole year again (quite a pain if you've failed a heroquest in > storm

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
Sorry dropped my keyboard and the message got sent by mistake :D. As I said, I don't tend to like restoring sinse not only do you have to play through the hole year again (quite a pain if you've failed a heroquest in storm season), but also I actually like the story element of this being a rea

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
Nice to see more of the same, but probably damnably awful! in terms of complexity. I do know what you mean about addictive, I really! find the game hard to put down once I start, indeed I only started because I wanted a look at the new updaes, then couldn't stop. I'd definitely suggest you giv

Re: [Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread Anouk Radix
Hey Dark, Yep dragon pass is really addicting, think i should start a new game too. The first blessings i try to get are those from the war god humakth and I always try to get a humakti on the ring. But then again i am also always a war clan, never tried peace or balanced for a prolonged time. I

[Audyssey] Just finished a game of King of dragon pass

2014-06-27 Thread dark
I stuck King of dragon pass on on Wednesday night to see what the new updates were like, and then I couldn't stop playing and quite literally have been doing so for the last two days (dam that game is hard to put down!). The only slightly disappointing thing is I actually lost the game due to