Card Games

Like thousands of other people, you love playing card games with family and friends. Well, you don’t have to let your level of vision get in the way of your love of the game. Stick with us and we’ll walk you through some helpful tips and ideas to play the night away.

First off, if you’ve got low vision, good lighting is always essential. So, if you need more light, add a lamp with a flexible arm so you can adjust where the light hits your cards and avoid shadows and glare.

If you play card games around the kitchen or dining room table, there’s usually an overhead light source. Good lighting makes game play easier. And playing seated around a table keeps the draw and discard piles within reach. Try covering the table with a solid colored, cloth table covering. If the cards you’re using have white backgrounds, then a darker tablecloth give you better contrast. Also, a tablecloth keeps the cards from moving around too much if you need to lay them out in front of you during game play.

Ed: Now that you've had a chance to learn a bit with us, we'd like to learn more about you. Your name, email address, how you heard about Hadley and your relationship to vision loss. Learning more will give us a better understanding of how to personalize Hadley just for you. And don't worry, everything you share with us online will be kept safe and secure. Of course, if you prefer to talk through these questions we're just a phone call away at 800-323-4238. Taking these few steps saves your preferences so you can continue right where you left off and track your progress every time you logon. Plus it connects you to the Hadley community and helps sustain our funding to keep Hadley free of charge. And last but not least, it gives you direct access to experts like me. Now, where were we?