Hi: I received the below on another list. It seems like this Scrabble
board is quite usable. It might even motivate me to have another go at
learning Braille.
BTW, Do you think the letter distribution is the same in the US as in
the UK?
"""
This sounds like the same braille Scrabble I have. Someone gave it to me
when I was about twelve years old, and it's still going strong. The
board itself is probably wood. It's got a sheet of plastic firmly glued
to it, and the plastic has waffle ridges that hold the tiles in place.
the board has colors and symbols for sighted Scrabble players, but it
also has braille abbreviations, like dl (double-letter) and tw (triple
word). The tiles are plastic, with both print and braille letters and
numbers. the turn-table mentioned in the description is really just a
piece of felt stuck to the underside of the board, which makes it easy
to rotate the board if it's on a flat surface.
"""
Ian Macrae writes:
There is a Braille Scrabble set at
http://www.braillebookstore.com/Braille-Scrabble.2
While this one has Braille markings on the board as well as the tiles, it’s
not clear either from the picture or the description whether the squares
have raised edges. At fifty-five quid it’s also more expensive than the
standard board game. It’s from the states but they do appear to ship over
here.
On 13 Sep 2015, at 11:32, Eleanor Martha Burke
<eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Agreed, I did apologise for my comment yesterday so really there is no need
for people to keep commenting on my stupid remark.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Macrae"
<ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 11:28 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: description of the scrabble board
Exactly, if you can’t read the DL/TL and other Braille markings How can you
read the letters and scores on the tiles?
On 12 Sep 2015, at 14:11, Iain Lackie
<ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I don't think that argument stands up at all. If you are playing Braille
Scrabble, it stands to reason you can read Braille.
Iain
-----Original Message----- From: Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 12:31 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: description of the scrabble board
could not agree more EN but their argument would be I am sure that not
everybody could read Braille. I can live with that but what I find very hard
to live with is that the tiles do not stay in position. I know the person I
was playing with had to give me extra help which really I should not need
but that is all down to such a poorly designed board. I should be able to
examine the board quietly and without anyone having to say a word and
instead she was having to tell me where there were gaps and possible moves
which means it was really partly heard that was playing my turn.
On 12 Sep 2015, at 11:20, Iain Lackie
<ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Why didn't they use the Dl, TL, DW and TW markings for the premium squares
as on the original American board? That would have been the obvious solution
to putting tactile markings on the squares.
Iain
-----Original Message----- From: Eleanor Martha Burke
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 11:05 AM
To: VIP Email
Subject: [access-uk] description of the scrabble board
The playing board consists of 15 x 15 squares in the playing area. there are
pegs at the corners of each square to help locate the tiles in their proper
position.
on some squares there are labels with tactile dots and bars. these mark the
premium letter squares and premium word squares. to ensure that the board is
correctly orientated, turn it so that the markings on the premium squares
run horizontally at the bottom of the labels, nearest you. The board is then
facing you correctly, and can be rotated as each player takes their turn.
Eleanor
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