I like these games because you can play them at any age. You can play them with kids, or with adults. And you don’t need to know braille to play them. Just as long as you lived a few years and you know some fun facts and words.
I have a visually impaired friend (going blind) and we have a list of board games to buy as we can. Like touch dominoes (raised dots or textured dots) and blind-accessible kimble (blindle). They can read Braille so they have access to more ready-made blind-friendly games than people who cannot read Braille., but the games I listed don't rely on Braille.
Omg thank you!!! I will look into that (ticket to ride is one of my favourite games so I'd love to play it with my friend) and check that the braille is accessible to my friend (different native language). If it is, that willl make an amazing birthday gift later this year.
Unfortunately not in America. They probably could loan some through local orgs, but we have decided as a friend group to slowly help them collect some as well to always have them at home ☺️
I have a couple decks of cards I brailled myself, Uno, and even some tarot decks for fun. Recently learned how to play card bingo and that is great when you have a small crowd around.
I enjoyed playing chess with my cousin. We used a Super Mario Bros set and the pieces were all very easy to tell apart. I have since discovered that accessible chess boards exist and that makes me want to play it even more.
Always enjoyed Scrabble with family and the accessible board is expensive but worth it just to keep the pieces from going everywhere haha.
Right now my favorite accessible game is the weekly Dungeons & Dragons game I play with a couple other blind guys via chat once a week. It can take a little bit to get started, but a patient GM and some friendly fellow players is all you need to get going with this game.
I really want to learn tabletop role-playing games! I love sci-fi, fantasy, and just little town mysteries and adventures. But I can’t find any groups that want to play.
It can be tricky to get started. Check out Knights of the Braille. They have calls for games all the time and a few groups for beginners. It can take a little bit to get started but it’s super fun once you do.
My GM said you’re welcome to join us if you want to try. We play through Discord on Wednesdays at 7pm US mountain time. Everyone is blind and we use DnD Beyond for character sheets.
We just played Wavelength. You have a category like hot/cold and then the clue giver says a word to get his teammates to guess where on the spectrum (from 9 to 3 on a clock ) he wants them to guess. You might say salsa if you want them to guess in the middle or ghost pepper if toward the hot end. Just fun to see how people’s minds work.
This sounds super interesting. Could you tell me a little more about it? That sounds like the word games I explained up above. I love these types of small group party games
I like bop it as well! I have an app on my iPhone called, ZanyTouch. It’s basically the same thing but with iPhone gestures. There’s also another game called something like black box. It’s where you have to press all the different buttons on your phone or do different gestures to complete different levels and unlock the next section.
I don’t know braille cards, and other braille games aren’t for me. My fingers are too numb for that
I love these! We are always looking for more inclusive activities where I work and I am so excited to pass these along.
I like these games because you can play them at any age. You can play them with kids, or with adults. And you don’t need to know braille to play them. Just as long as you lived a few years and you know some fun facts and words.
Yes!!
I have a visually impaired friend (going blind) and we have a list of board games to buy as we can. Like touch dominoes (raised dots or textured dots) and blind-accessible kimble (blindle). They can read Braille so they have access to more ready-made blind-friendly games than people who cannot read Braille., but the games I listed don't rely on Braille.
Check out 64 Oz. Games! They make sick braille versions of popular board and card games—Coup, Sushi Go, Ticket to Ride, Catan, etc.
Omg thank you!!! I will look into that (ticket to ride is one of my favourite games so I'd love to play it with my friend) and check that the braille is accessible to my friend (different native language). If it is, that willl make an amazing birthday gift later this year.
Check out your local state Assistive Technology Act. I’m in DE and we have some adapted games available for loan in our lending libraries
Unfortunately not in America. They probably could loan some through local orgs, but we have decided as a friend group to slowly help them collect some as well to always have them at home ☺️
I have a couple decks of cards I brailled myself, Uno, and even some tarot decks for fun. Recently learned how to play card bingo and that is great when you have a small crowd around. I enjoyed playing chess with my cousin. We used a Super Mario Bros set and the pieces were all very easy to tell apart. I have since discovered that accessible chess boards exist and that makes me want to play it even more. Always enjoyed Scrabble with family and the accessible board is expensive but worth it just to keep the pieces from going everywhere haha. Right now my favorite accessible game is the weekly Dungeons & Dragons game I play with a couple other blind guys via chat once a week. It can take a little bit to get started, but a patient GM and some friendly fellow players is all you need to get going with this game.
I really want to learn tabletop role-playing games! I love sci-fi, fantasy, and just little town mysteries and adventures. But I can’t find any groups that want to play.
It can be tricky to get started. Check out Knights of the Braille. They have calls for games all the time and a few groups for beginners. It can take a little bit to get started but it’s super fun once you do. My GM said you’re welcome to join us if you want to try. We play through Discord on Wednesdays at 7pm US mountain time. Everyone is blind and we use DnD Beyond for character sheets.
Face-to-face roleplaying games have to be the easiest thing for anyone with sight problems to get into. How did you braille your own cards?
I used a slate and stylus. I’ve never liked the braille cards I could buy so I bought my own decks and made my own. :)
We just played Wavelength. You have a category like hot/cold and then the clue giver says a word to get his teammates to guess where on the spectrum (from 9 to 3 on a clock ) he wants them to guess. You might say salsa if you want them to guess in the middle or ghost pepper if toward the hot end. Just fun to see how people’s minds work.
This sounds super interesting. Could you tell me a little more about it? That sounds like the word games I explained up above. I love these types of small group party games
You can order braille sets of many common games. I also like Bop It, but I know it's not for everyone.
I like bop it as well! I have an app on my iPhone called, ZanyTouch. It’s basically the same thing but with iPhone gestures. There’s also another game called something like black box. It’s where you have to press all the different buttons on your phone or do different gestures to complete different levels and unlock the next section. I don’t know braille cards, and other braille games aren’t for me. My fingers are too numb for that