Hello folks,

I have a small group of blind board game enthusiasts from various countries and we meet up for a group chat once a month to share what games we have been playing recently, how we play certain games, and sharing battle stories. One of the guys in the group regularly talked about how we can use Alexa to make solo games more accessible to blind folks. As you already know, solo games can be very inaccessible (especially if you can't read Braille), as most of the time we rely on sighted assistance. Since there's at least one sighted person around when we play multiplayer games, such games are not a big problem.

Dungeon Roll is one of the games that a couple of my blind friends really enjoy playing, and they were super interested in an Alexa adaptation. I didn't really track how long it took me, but I spent at least 150 hours and finally completed version one of the game which is now available in all English locales as an Alexa skill. You can enable the skill from the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Ertay-Shashko-Dungeon-Roll/dp/B0872F4LT5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dungeon+roll&qid=1586879663&s=digital-skills&sr=1-1

After enabling the skill, to launch it you just say "Alexa, open Dungeon Roll Game. If you don't have anyone else to play with during this corona crisis, try this out and let me know what you think about it. You can also use the Alexa app on Windows 10, or your smartphone to play the game if you do not have an Amazon Echo device.

You can find the full game description below.

The Dungeon lies before you; you’ve assembled your party of hearty adventurers and have a few tricks up your sleeve. How far will you go to seek glory and fame? Will you risk losing everything? In Dungeon Roll your goal is to collect the most experience points by defeating monsters, battling the dragon, and amassing treasure. You select a Hero avatar, such as a Mercenary, Half-Goblin, or Enchantress, which provides you with unique powers. You assemble your party by rolling seven Party Dice, while Alexa, serves as the Dungeon Lord and rolls a number of Dungeon Dice based on how far you have progressed through the dungeon. You use Champion, Fighter, Cleric, Mage, Thief, and Scroll faces on the Party Dice to defeat monsters such as oozes and skeletons, to claim treasure inside chests, and to revive downed companions with potions. All this fighting in the dungeon is certain to attract the attention of the boss: The Dragon! When three or more Dragon faces appear on the Dungeon Dice, the Adventurer must battle the Dragon. Defeating the dragon is a team effort, requiring three different companion types. After three rounds, you add up your experience points and retire to the inn to celebrate your exploits and to plan your next foray into the next deadly dungeon!