Hello. Unfortunately sinse your obviously in the states I can't recommend any manufacturers, but I know for a fact you can get tactile chess and ludo sets (I've never seen a tactile backgammon board though, and would actually like to try playing the game at some point).
I've also seen tactile peg boards which can be used for games like four in a row or peg solitare. You might even be able to make yourself a more accessible backgammon board by covering some of the holes with paper. the various hand held boppit ggames are also playable with two people on either pass it or vs mode, and are also very portable as well. If your playing with three or four people, Yahtzi can also be good. Unfortunately a lot of other adapted games such as monopoly or scrabble require braille, which might be a pest if you don't know braille already. there might however be some games where learning a few braille letters might be enough for playing, such as learning the 17 symbols necessary to recognize a pack of playing cards (actually only 15, sinse in braille the numbers 1-9 are the same as letters 1-i). sorry I can't be more help. Beware the Grue! Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Montowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:42 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Blind Playing Sighted games? >A sighted lady friend of mine asked me what games she and I can play >together? > As I don't know braille and probably will never learn..it seems doubtful I > can go and buy some sort of game that we both can use. > I had considered teaching her backgammon. > I can take the pieces I would use and replace them with either dimes or > pennies. > This way I would know what pieces were mine and which were hers on the > board. > I have dice with deep grooved dots in them so I can read the dice when i > roll them. > So this will do for a first sighted versus blind player type game. > > But I would like to know what other options I have to either make or buy? > I know I have alot of computer games I could get her into from the Jim > Kitchen line of games. > But we are looking for something we can easily take with us when we > travel. > Thanks in advance for any tips/ideas given. > Robert > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
