Colt Express (2014) – Accessibility Teardown
by Michael Heron on 06/05/2017 in Accessibility Teardown, Board Game Accessibility
Table of Contents
- Version Reviewed
- Introduction
- Colour Blindness
- Visual Accessibility
- Cognitive Accessibility
- Emotional Accessibility
- Physical Accessibility
- Communication
- Socioeconomic Accessibility
- Intersectional Accessibility
- Conclusion
Game Details
Name
Colt Express (2014)
Review
Meeple Like Us
Complexity
Medium Light [1.82]
BGG Rank
403 [7.12]
Player Count (recommended)
2-6 (3-6)
Designer(s)
Christophe Raimbault
Buy it!
Amazon Link
Version Reviewed
German First Edition
Introduction
Colt Express is fun but rapidly overstays its welcome. It doesn’t so much have a rating as a downward rating curve that is currently sitting at three stars for us – with greater familiarity, we would expect that to dip farther. However, it’s a Spiel des Jahres winner and as we often say you should entirely disregard our opinion if you like the sound of the game. Enjoyment is so subjective that we wouldn’t dream of claiming you should take our views remotely seriously. However, accessibility is a somewhat more objective measure. Does Colt Express manage to steam ahead here, or are we looking at the precursor to an embarrassing derailment? Let’s find out – yeehaw!
Colour Blindness
Yep – in a 2014 title, we’re still dealing with a careless disregard for the [...]