[Blindtlk] games

[Deanna Lewis]

Hi Julie,
I really like Phase 10, I doubt they sell it already in Braille, but it would be easy to put Braille labels on the cards. It's a card game where you have 10 different phases and every phase you do something different. Like, Phase 1 is: 2 sets of 3, Phase 2: set of 3 and a run of four (like 5,6,7,8). It's really fun and makes you concentrate. The added bonus, the card numbers are pretty big, so if someone has some usable vision they may be able to see the numbers.
Another card game I just started playing in Skip-bo. They sell this already Brailled on Ebay. I have seen it there before. Or you can do it yourself and save some money. Hope this helps. Happy playing.

Deanna

--- On Mon, 2/1/10, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:

From: Julie J <julielj at windstream.net>
Subject: [Blindtlk] games
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 3:39 PM

Hello all!

I am looking for games to play with my family and a teen I mentor.   I am specifically wanting something that can be played in 30 to 60 minutes, is easy to learn, is appropriate for people age 12 and over, costs less than $30 and is self contained...meaning a board or card game.  

If it's already playable by blind people out of the box that would be most excellent!  If not I can Braille or label as necessary within reasonable limits.  For example I would have no problem Brailing a deck of cards, but Brailing an entire set of Trivial Pursuit cards is out.  I just do not have that sort of time.  

I have looked at some of the more common blindness product web sites.  I have found all sorts of cards, checkers, chess, Bingo, dominoes and tic tac toe , as well as some classics like Monopoly and Scrabble.   I am really interested in newer games or more uncommon games.   

All ideas and suggestions are most welcome!
TIA
Julie
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