I agree with Eleanor that the design is ludicrously stupid. It's far
too easy to push or knock the tiles out of place while groping around to
read what's there.
But, it is unlikely to have been designed by the RNIB, I would think.
Since 'Scrabble' is no doubt a jealousy guarded trademark product it
would have been designed by whoever owns the mark.
Either way it clearly didn't bother asking a blind Braille reader to
test the prototype, or ask a blind person of average intelligence what
it needed to be like. In my experience it is virtually unplayable if
you can't see at all.
Your time might be better spent asking the RNIB why they are pruning
items from their product range faster than I can keep up with.
On 11/09/2015 15:35, Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Redacted sender
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx for DMARC) wrote:
I haven't seen one in several years now as I still have the old one so, if
you can tell me more, I am interested.
Carol P
----- Original Message -----
From: Eleanor burke
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 1:10 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille Scrabble
it is not a new one out Carol, it would be new to myself as I haven't
purchased one for years. I think this one is out three of four years.
On 11 Sep 2015, at 13:02, Carol.Pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Redacted sender
"carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Eleanor,
Oh, I didn't know RNIB had a new one out.
If it's worse than the last one then let's not bother, but please tell me
all about it.
Carol P
----- Original Message -----
From: Eleanor Martha Burke
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 10:43 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Braille Scrabble
Hope it is OK discussing Braille Scrabble here. Purchased this game on
Wednesday and played it for the first time yesterday. The board design is
certainly changed since I first purchased it back in the 1980s when the
scrabble board was an American one and the tiles fitted in so well. Then I
had a new cheap and horrible board after my nice American one got lost in the
post. Finally today's board is very ppoorly designed in my opinion. Wonder
why the RNIB has chosen this design rather than a design where the tiles can
fit in comfortably without moving about or lifting off the board. How do
current users of Scrabble get on with the board? Very disappointed in it
really for £29.45p when you consider a mainstream one is so cheap. As the
game builds up and there are more and more tiles on the board it is quite
difficult really to explore the board without moving the tiles accidentally.
Eleanor
