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Jan 08, 2016 15:51

LJI FAR 4: The death of the 1¢ coin / penny and the $1 bill ( Read more... )

dice world, lj idol, lizbeth, amanda

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kickthehobbit January 8 2016, 23:13:57 UTC
I love Farkle, and Yahtzee-and I'm glad to hear that at least someone cares about making apps accessible! :) Nice piece.

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muchtooarrogant January 9 2016, 19:29:50 UTC
Thank you! I try and mention this app whenever I'm talking about accessibility because it goes to show that you don't have to be Apple, or Microsoft, or someone like that to plan for it.

Glad you liked!

Dan

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leni_ba January 9 2016, 17:15:43 UTC
Now I want to look into the dice games at Facebook - I loved playing Yahtzee on long trips! Glad to hear the game developers are willing to improve their games. :)

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muchtooarrogant January 9 2016, 19:31:17 UTC
Thank you! Yes, Yatzy is a lot of fun.

Dan

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judo100 January 10 2016, 15:49:33 UTC
I haven't gotten into online or computer games (other than a few card games that I mindlessly play when I want to zone out). Probably just as well, or I'd waste more time on them than I do on the card ones. Still, glad you've found some you enjoy. I totally understand that not seeing the visual parts of most would make them useless.

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muchtooarrogant January 10 2016, 18:40:41 UTC
The situation has actually gotten a little better since I originally went through this frustration--a couple of people have recently published books extolling accessible games--but I've mostly stuck with one or two favorites, and primarily Dice World. As you said, I really want a game that occupies me when I have a little time to burn, not one that'll pull me in for an entire afternoon. Rolling through a few dice games, for me at least, is perfect for that.

Dan

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bleodswean January 10 2016, 16:33:05 UTC
Clever use of the prompt! I'm inept at computer-type games and found the one I could play became such a time sink I had to delete it!

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muchtooarrogant January 10 2016, 18:35:05 UTC
Thank you! I'm pleased you thought of this as clever, since I felt like I'd have to blow my brains out to get even the splatterings of a marginal idea. :)

Dan

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bleodswean January 10 2016, 18:56:32 UTC
Hahaha. I get it. These prompts were a definite wrestle. Ya did great!

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rayaso January 10 2016, 18:25:31 UTC
I agree. This was a clever use of the prompt. I enjoyed reading it, and the clever tie-in with pennies. I'm not familiar with the online games you mentioned, but it didn't matter.

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muchtooarrogant January 10 2016, 18:32:17 UTC
Thank you! I have a couple of possible storyline beginnings I've outlined for future Idol entries, but none of them really fit this prompt, and I didn't want to squeeze. *grin*

Thanks for reading and commenting!

Dan

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