diff --git a/app/lib/surface/LankBoss.coffee b/app/lib/surface/LankBoss.coffee
index a7f2c0c42..55a5bbc55 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/LankBoss.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/LankBoss.coffee
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FlagLank = require 'lib/surface/FlagLank'
 Lank = require 'lib/surface/Lank'
 Mark = require './Mark'
 Grid = require 'lib/world/Grid'
+utils = require 'core/utils'
 
 module.exports = class LankBoss extends CocoClass
   subscriptions:
@@ -213,6 +214,24 @@ module.exports = class LankBoss extends CocoClass
     if @willSelectThang and @lanks[@willSelectThang[0]]
       @selectThang @willSelectThang...
 
+    @updateScreenReader()
+
+  updateScreenReader: ->
+    # Testing ASCII map for screen readers
+    return unless me.get('name') is 'zersiax'  #in ['zersiax', 'Nick']
+    ascii = $('#ascii-surface')
+    thangs = (lank.thang for lank in @lankArray)
+    grid = new Grid thangs, @world.width, @world.height, 0, 0, 0, true
+    utils.replaceText ascii, grid.toString true
+    ascii.css 'transform', 'initial'
+    fullWidth = ascii.innerWidth()
+    fullHeight = ascii.innerHeight()
+    availableWidth = ascii.parent().innerWidth()
+    availableHeight = ascii.parent().innerHeight()
+    scale = availableWidth / fullWidth
+    scale = Math.min scale, availableHeight / fullHeight
+    ascii.css 'transform', "scale(#{scale})"
+
   equipNewItems: (thang) ->
     itemsJustEquipped = []
     if thang.equip and not thang.equipped
diff --git a/app/lib/world/Grid.coffee b/app/lib/world/Grid.coffee
index edd383bfc..a062d8bbe 100644
--- a/app/lib/world/Grid.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/world/Grid.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # TODO: this thing needs a bit of thinking/testing for grid square alignments, exclusive vs. inclusive mins/maxes, etc.
 
 module.exports = class Grid
-  constructor: (thangs, @width, @height, @padding=0, @left=0, @bottom=0) ->
+  constructor: (thangs, @width, @height, @padding=0, @left=0, @bottom=0, @rogue=false) ->
     @width = Math.ceil @width
     @height = Math.ceil @height
     @left = Math.floor @left
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ module.exports = class Grid
       @grid.push []
       for x in [0 .. @width]
         @grid[y].push []
-    for thang in thangs when thang.collides
+    if @rogue
+      thangs = (t for t in thangs when t.collides or t.spriteName is 'Gem' and not t.dead)
+    else
+      thangs = (t for t in thangs when t.collides)
+    for thang in thangs
       rect = thang.rectangle()
       [minX, maxX, minY, maxY] = [9001, -9001, 9001, -9001]
       for v in rect.vertices()
@@ -48,7 +52,24 @@ module.exports = class Grid
   rows: (minX, maxX) ->
     [@clampRow(minX) ... @clampRow(maxX)]
 
-  toString: ->
+  toString: (rogue=false) ->
     upsideDown = _.clone @grid
     upsideDown.reverse()
-    (((if thangs.length then ('' + thangs.length) else ' ') for thangs in row).join(' ') for row in upsideDown).join("\n")
+    ((@charForThangs thangs, rogue for thangs in row).join(' ') for row in upsideDown).join("\n")
+
+  charForThangs: (thangs, rogue) ->
+    return thangs.length or ' ' unless rogue
+    return '.' unless thangs.length
+    return '@' if _.find thangs, (t) -> /Hero Placeholder/.test t.id
+    return '>' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Spike Walls'
+    return 'F' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Fence Wall'
+    return 'T' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Fire Trap'
+    return ' ' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Dungeon Wall'
+    return 'G' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Gem'
+    return 'C' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Treasure Chest'
+    return '*' if _.find thangs, spriteName: 'Spear'
+    return 'o' if _.find thangs, type: 'munchkin'
+    return 'O' if _.find thangs, (t) -> t.team is 'ogres'
+    return 'H' if _.find thangs, (t) -> t.team is 'humans'
+    return 'N' if _.find thangs, (t) -> t.team is 'neutral'
+    return '?'
diff --git a/app/styles/play/level.sass b/app/styles/play/level.sass
index 40eae3312..0c5eb05ce 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level.sass
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ $level-resize-transition-time: 0.5s
     &.flag-color-selected
       cursor: crosshair
 
+  #ascii-surface
+    position: absolute
+    z-index: 3
+    top: 0
+    left: 0
+    pointer-events: none
+    white-space: pre
+    font-family: Courier, monospace
+    color: white
+    background-color: rgba(14, 59, 130, 0.25)
+    transform-origin: 0 0 0
+    line-height: 15px
+
   min-width: 1024px
   position: relative
 
diff --git a/app/templates/play/level.jade b/app/templates/play/level.jade
index 7aec98f87..c042d248c 100644
--- a/app/templates/play/level.jade
+++ b/app/templates/play/level.jade
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   #canvas-wrapper
     canvas(width=924, height=589)#webgl-surface
     canvas(width=924, height=589)#normal-surface
+    #ascii-surface
     #canvas-left-gradient.gradient
     #canvas-top-gradient.gradient
     #goals-view
@@ -41,3 +42,4 @@ if !me.get('anonymous')
   #play-footer(class=me.isPremium() ? "premium" : "")
     p(class='footer-link-text')
       a.contact-link(title='Send CodeCombat a message', tabindex=-1, data-i18n="nav.contact") Contact
+