[Blindtlk] games

Mon Feb 8 23:12:12 UTC 2010

Hi Julie,

Apples to apples is a card game suitable for most ages, although children
much younger than 10 might struggle with it a bit, as there is some content
knowledge that will likely be beyond them.  

There are two sets of cards; red and green.  Each red card has an adjective
on it, and each green card has a noun.  Everyone gets five green cards.
Everyone takes turns being the judge.  A red card is turned over revealing
an adjective.  Everyone except the judge for that round tosses in a green
card they believe best fits with the adjective for that round.  The green
cards are turned in anonymously so the judge doesn't know who turned in
which cards.  The judge then reads out each of the green cards, then picks
one he or she thinks best fits the red card.  Obviously this is highly
subjective, and can be very funny.  

If the judge for that round picks your green card, you win that round and
collect the green cards.  The person with the most green cards at the end of
the game wins.  

Most of the fun comes from trying to guess what the judge will pick, so
sometimes the wackier card is the better pick than the obvious one,
depending on who is deciding.  This is definitely a more social game, and
can take a good hour and a half or so to play out.  

Enjoy,

Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Julie J
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] games

Thanks!
Can you describe a bit of how to play?  I haven't heard of this game.  How
long does it take to play?  Is it appropriate for all ages?  How much
concentration does it take, meaning is it a social game or more of a
challenging one?

Thanks much,
Julie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] games

> Apples to apples is a lot of fun, but I don't think they make it in 
> braille
> yet.  My wife simply brailled out all the cards -- it was quite an
> undertaking, but the result has been a lot of fun.
>
> Brian M
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Julie J
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:42 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] games
>
> Cool!  Lots of new games to check out!
>
> Thanks!
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cari Kness" <carisuekness at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 11:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] games
>
>
>> Hi Julie,
>> My dad and sister taught me a new game recently. It's a card game called
>> Wizzard. It's not available in braille as far as I know but it's easy to
>> get and braille. Wizzard deck contains the 52 cards plus 4 wizzard cards
>> and 4 jesture cards. It's not hard once you learn it and directions are
>> included. Backgammon is also a really fun board game as is Othello.
>> Othello is available at Future Aids and Backgammon I believe is available
>> at Independent Living aids. I bought my Wizzard deck at a store called
>> Games by James but I'm sure it's available elsewhere. HTH.  Also, you can
>> buy tactual Cribbage boards and a braille deck of cards. One more thing.
>> There is available a card book that tells of lots of different games you
>> can play with a simple deck of cards. Oh, I thought of one more. Rack-o.
>> Again, it has 60 cards easy to braille. The numbers are 1 through 60. The
>> new version has other stuff on them but you can play the old way. The
>> little racks have raised numbers down the sides too. It's fun. Just 
>> tought
>
>> an 8 year old how to play not long ago.
>> Peace,
>> cari
>> At 02:39 PM 2/1/2010, you wrote:
>>>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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