The company Mattel promised to make 80% of your game catalogincluding such popular titles as Onebe accessible to people with color vision deficiency for the end of this year. Subsequently, it promises to reach 90% during 2025.
The games that will be adapted will be identified with a new distinctive on the packaging.
For example, in the case of One and its variants, will be added simple symbols to each card to distinguish colors: a circle for red, a square for blue, a triangle for green and a star for yellow.
On the other hand, the three-dimensional patterns of Blokus will be incorporated into the tiles to identify each color, while in games like Tumblin’ Monkeys and KerPlunk They will have additional 3D details on the sticks that players must remove.
Additionally, the mobile versions of One! Mobile, Phase 10 Mobile and Skip-Bo Mobile They will also receive updates that will include these color blind identification symbols.
Consider that during 2017, the company partnered with ColorADD to add a unique code to Uno, making it easier identifying colors for people with color blindness.
Then, in 2019, Mattel collaborated with the United States National Federation of the Blind to creater a version of Uno with brailleallowing blind and low vision players to enjoy the game.
The first adapted games were released in March, including One Flex, One All Wild, Minimalist Oneand Two. The updated versions of Blokus, Phase 10, Skip-Bo and KerPlunk They will be available before the end of the year.
