[nabs-l] alternatives to visual games

[Kaiti Shelton]

Ashley,

You can do both.  You have the options of joining games other people
have started, starting a game and waiting for other players to join
your game, or starting your own game and adding a bot which basically
plays you against the computer.

Apples to Apples is really fun.  If you're into word games I think
you'd like it.  Basically you have these cards with words on them and
each player in the game takes turns being judge.  Each player has to
pick the card which they feel best matches the card with the category
word, then the judge picks the card that they like the best.  The
objective is to get picked the most times to win the game.  It's a
little more complex than that, but that's a simple way of looking at
it.

On 3/12/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Kaiti,
> Thanks. Do you play the games with other players online or alone?
> I haven't heard of apples to apples. Sounds neat.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kaiti Shelton
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:44 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] alternatives to visual games
>
> Hi Ashley,
>
> have you heard of RS games?  It's a free client you download to your
> PC.  They have accessible games including Monopoly, Uno, 1,000 Miles,
> Apples to Apples, Farkle (a dice game), Rummy, and Battleship.  Not
> quite word games like what you're thinking of, (well, maybe Apples to
> Apples to an extent), but they're still pretty good.
>
> On 3/11/13, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> Ashley:
>>
>> God is saving you from blowing your dollars on frivolities! (grin)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley
>> Bramlett
>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 5:12 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] alternatives to visual games
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> There is a heavy trend toward developing video games and portable games
>> for
>> on screen use.
>> From fun games like bowling and basketball to academic games for math and
>> science, they are out there.
>> Some are portable; others are for home use.
>> For at home we have the WII, Playstation and xbox. For portable options,
>> there are numerous ones. All tablets and smart phones have games. Then
>> you
>> have the Kindle, Nook, and more.
>>
>> So what technology, if any, do you use as an alternative to these on
>> screen
>> games?
>> Games range from adaptations of real card or board games to new ones
>> developed for these portable book readers and tablets.
>> Scrabble, Hangman, monopoly, and word searches are some games.
>>
>> I am beginning to feel left out when people talk about all these games.
>> Perhaps, you all feel that way.
>> My mother, who usually hates technology, has fallen in love with a few
>> games
>> on her new Kindle Fire; of course, not accessible to us. My mom is
>> intimidated by computers, yet somehow picked up the concept in the kindle
>> okay. She has games, music aps, and books on it.
>> Perhaps, there are IOS games out there. I suppose there are computer
>> games
>> which I just haven’t looked at.
>> I’d love to have a version of hangman, word puzzles, and card games for
>> the
>> pc.
>> There are two games I had as a kid; I don’t know if both still exist as
>> its
>> old technology. But one does.
>> 1. The Speak n Spell was a handheld thing; like a primative computer. You
>> used it as a dictionary and it had academic games on it such as guessing
>> partial words, a word scramble where you had to unscramble letters to make
>>
>> a
>> word, word matching, and more games.
>> 2. The Franklin Language master still exists; I saw it online. Most have
>> the
>> pc for a dictionary. But for those who want another portable option or a
>> way
>> to expand your vocabulary, this is excellent. It is lightweight with a
>> qwerty style keyboard and speaks everything as well as a way to magnify
>> the
>> text. You can play word games on it such as hangman, word scramble, flash
>> cards, word train, creating anagrams and more. I think there’s ten games
>> on
>> it.
>>
>> So what else is out there? Maybe something from APH?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
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