They’re just cardboard tokens though, and it would be perfectly feasible to play Sheriff of Nottingham with actual currency. More importantly, it would let blind players tell which goods were in their hand by feel, meaning that they were able to fully participate in both the market loading and inspection phases.Ĭoins are different sizes, but unfortunately have no other tactile identifiers that would allow for ease of identification. This would give the Sheriff a slightly increased chance to identify what’s in a bag, but the bag itself would moderate the ability to discern it. Top for legal, side for contraband, as an example. But, it would be relatively easy (if you were willing to deface the game a little) to cut little identifier notches into them. In the review, I mentioned there were an awful lot of cards – that’s true, and it would be frustrating to add braille labels or other tactile identifiers to every one of them. However, it’s a game that could be modded to be blind accessible. It’s hugely important to be able to tell which cards are which, and the game is inaccessible out of the box. It’s playable with colour-blindness, albeit with care.įor those with more severe visual impairments, the story is a little nuanced. Illegal goods have different names and these are printed on the cards, but then you need to remember which kind of apples, which kind of cheeses, and which kinds of breads are legal goods and which aren’t. Contraband and legal goods have different borders, and these remain visually distinctive – but that’s only a slim amount of differentiation compared to what everyone else has available. Similarly with cheese and ‘Gouda cheese’ – they have different art, but not *so* different that you won’t trip up. Good luck telling them apart by colour if you are colour blind. Some of the illegal goods that come to market are recoloured versions of other goods – for example, ‘green apples’ which are illegal and ‘apples’ which are not. Just look at the character markers for one thing – that’s a train-wreck of a colour scheme. Is Sheriff of Nottingham that game? Let’s find out! Visual Accessibility The only thing better than a great game is a great game that everyone can play. We’re hoping for something more than mere game quality here. I promise you Sheriff I have eight accessibilities in this bag.
We’re not just about smuggling apples, but smuggling knowledge! That turns Sheriff of Nottingham from a game about violating customs and excise policies but more like being a spy. That though is not entirely what we’re about here at Meeple Like Us.
Can you tell when they are lying? Do you know when they are likely to think you are lying? That moment of discovery, when the pouch is open and the truth is discovered never gets old and is usually accompanied by shrieks of laughter.I may have given away early how much I love Sheriff of Nottingham. It got four and a half stars in our review after all. The result is a game about knowing who you are playing with. Or, if you can work the Sherrif into suspicion and bring in legal foods so they have to compensate you for an incorrect accusation. Choosing your moment to risk bringing in high-value contraband can make all the difference. You can add bribes to make it more likely to be let through - although offer too much and you just look more guilty.
The Sherrif can challenge players they think are lying and impose a fine if they are.Īs you progress it develops into a game of bluffing cat and mouse. Each turn one player is the Sherrif and the others are Smugglers and must declare which Goods cards are in their pouch. However, you have to get them past the Sherrif player. With Prince John coming to Nottingham there's the chance of a tidy profit for Smuggler players with goods in the city. It's the perfect game of bluffing where the fun is in tricking your friends and cutting side deals. The Sherrif decides whether to challenge them and risk compensation if they aren't lying. Smugglers decide what to bring in their pouch and whether to declare it. Sheriff of Nottingham is a stealth communication game about bringing goods into Nottingham to sell for profit.
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