[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about Braille Uno Cards
- From: Michelle Mason <valhallatrailhead@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cmlien@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:36:29 -0500
It was the only explanation that I could come up with for the "X". Please
remember I didn't make these things. Mine are also commercially made and
new. maybe they changed somethings recently.
On Sat, Jan 1, 2000 at 4:40 PM, cmlien <cmlien@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Please enlighten me. Why would there be a need for an "orientation mark" on
> any
> type of playing cards? The Uno cards i have do not have this. it is
> generally
> best to keep the cards as simple and uncluttered as possible, from my
> experience as a blind card player. In the Uno cards i have, which were
> commercially embossed, though I am not sure which company they came from,
> the
> Wild card has "wi," the Reverse Red says "rr," the Skip Yellow says "sy,"
> etc.
> the wild draw 4 says "wdd," and the Draw Two blue says "dbb. Let's not make
> things more complicated than they need to be is my motto.
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:46:24 -0500, Michelle Mason wrote:
>
>
>
> >The "X" is an orientation mark, note that is only on the numbers. Wild
> card is
> >"wld", red reverse "rrv", yellow draw 2 "yd2" (2,3), blue skip "bsk", draw
> 4
> >"dr4" (2,5,6)
> >On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Marilee <marilee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >On regular playing cards, the symbol for x means the number ten, but I
> cannot
> >imagine what it means on UNO cards. You said it was on every card? My deck
> does
> >not have that, but it is an old deck.
> >Marilee Kenlon, CVRT
> >11150 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 502
> >Fairfax, VA 22030
> >On Jan 25, 2011, at 11:23 PM, Bill and Diane Gray wrote:
> >>These are brand new commercially produced cards to clarify that point.
> The
> >>first Braille symbol is the color, the second is the number and then
> there is
> >>this cell with dots 1,3, 4, and 6 on all the cards with numbers. I looked
> up
> >>this symbol in a Braille resource at work and it does stand for it
> besides x so
> >>now Im truly baffled. I dont recall learning an orientation symbol.
> Thanks for
> >>the information on the draw cards that makes sense now. Yeah learned
> something
> >>and some day this 3rdsymbol will make sense Im sure.
> >>Thanks all,
> >>Diane
>
>
> >>From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori
> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:17 PM
> >>To: kanderson8888@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Cc: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about Braille Uno Cards
>
> >>I would need to find mine, but I remember when opening I was a bit
> baffled by
> >>how they were marked. I guess I was to used to my hand done with slate
> and
> >>stylus version.
>
> >>Lori
>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: K Anderson
> >>To: valhallatrailhead@xxxxxxxxx ; graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Cc: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:03 PM
> >>Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about Braille Uno Cards
>
> >>Hmmm, again I may not be the best source for commercially produced UNO
> cards,
> >>but I thought the color was represented by the last letter. For example 4
> >>yellow would be "dy", draw 2 green would be "dbg" (draw 2 green) and red
> skip
> >>would be "sr". It wouldn't make sense for the first letter of a wild draw
> four
> >>card to represent color as that card doesn't have a color; the person
> using it
> >>chooses a color. Again, I'm thinking the wild draw four card contains the
> >>braille letters "wdd".
>
> >>Katrina Anderson, CVRT
>
> >>From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michelle
> Mason
> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:37 AM
> >>To: graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Cc: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about Braille Uno Cards
>
> >>dots 1,3,4,6 I believe to be an orientation marks.
> >>draw 4 - the first symbol is the color of the card, the next is a d,4
>
> >>On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Bill and Diane Gray
> >><graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>Does anyone know what the 3rd symbol is on the Braille Uno cards? The
> >>directions do not explain. I've also quickly looked through my resources
> at
> >>home to find it but most of my Braille resources are at work. The last
> >>Braille symbol I'm most wondering about is dots 1, 3, 4, and 6, which is
> >>also the letter "X". Any ideas? I have a feeling I'm going to feel stupid
> >>once someone points this one out. It is only on the number cards not the
> >>symbol cards like skip. Are there directions that are perhaps missing?
> Also
> >>wondering exactly how to read the Braille on the card that says draw 4
> >>cards? Much appreciated if you can share your expertise out there???
> >>Diane
>
>
>
>
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> >>Michelle Mason, COMS, CVRT
> >>Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist (BROS)
> >>Department of Veterans Affairs
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> >valhallatrailhead@xxxxxxxxx
> >Michelle Mason, COMS, CVRT
> >Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist (BROS)
> >Department of Veterans Affairs
> >Togus VA Medical Center (126T)
> >1 VA Center
> >Augusta, ME 04330
> >1-877-421-8263 x toll free
> >207-623-8411 x 5305VM
> >207-402-0179 cell
> >michelle.mason4@xxxxxx
>
>
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Michelle Mason
899 Middlesex Rd.
Topsham, ME 04086
207-449-1502 hm
valhallatrailhead@xxxxxxxxx
Michelle Mason, COMS, CVRT
Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist (BROS)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Togus VA Medical Center (126T)
1 VA Center
Augusta, ME 04330
1-877-421-8263 x toll free
207-623-8411 x 5305VM
207-402-0179 cell
michelle.mason4@xxxxxx
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