How high are the letters on the tiles? I have a friend who is seriously visually impaired and misses playing Scrabble. Hope this set might help.
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Hi - I bought this for my 93 year old mother with macular eye degeneration and she saw the tiles very well. I only played once woith the set while I was visiting her and my recollection is that they were about twice the size of regular. Perhaps the company can send you a sample tile. I think extra ones were included in the set. I would send you one but I live in the New Enland and my mother has the set in the south.
1708192
5/8 inches. My mom has low vision. She can read the tile letters but not the scoring info printed on the board. Not as important--she just loves playing. Glad we purchased it!
1708193
The tiles are about the same thickness as regular tiles, but they are twice as large and the letters are twice as big. My mom has macular degeneration and has a terrible time seeing, but can play with this set. The board is also much larger, but I wish it wasn't smooth, because the tiles move around too easy when they are bumped.
1708194
The letters are not really high, but they are big enough to see well. I also have visual issues and have great difficulty unless I use this giant size board. It is worth a try I feel!
1708195
The letters are inked onto the tiles so they are perfectly flat. They are 5/8 inch tall capital letters.
1708196
Sorry to say, the letters are not raised at all. If I had to take a guess they are about 40 point Arial font.
1372964
the top of the keys are 5/8" square BUT they are seriously yellow and the CAPITAL letter takes up the WHOLE space.Key board is great even in low light. Will L mentions the overall quality of the keyboard - it is very light weight, but we had the first board for 3 years and passed it on to a sight impaired friend and after a year he says it's still as good as ever, even though he did lose one of the feet.
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The board (excluding the frame) is 9" x 7.5". The actual playing area is 7.5" x 7.5", because there's an inch on the left for the letter distribution, etc., and half an inch on the right that's blank (so the two halves of the actual playing area are equal size). The tiles are 7/16" square. They fit into a plastic grid. Each square in the grid is .5", so there's a tiny space between the tiles when they're placed on the board. It's much smaller than a standard set, but you get used to it pretty quickly. It's a little difficult to clear the board at the end of a game, but that's about the only problem I can think of, and that's not much of a problem.
877787
The tiles are the standard size which is about 1"x a little less than an inch. You can see full description at www.funwithmahjongg.com
584120
The tiles are 1 1/4 inch x 1 1/4 inch... But if they have poor vision, they would have to be in a very well lit area in order to see the letters on the tiles.
413801
I am not certain the were a gift but I believe Barns and Noble will know since they have them in all their stores. I was also told it was the exact same letter combination as scrabble. I just ordered packs of scrabble tiles for another friend who's letters were getting older. If you need a count of each letter I can open the box and count them ... just let me know. Happy Holidays
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You get 200 tiles which is twice the amount you get in a Scrabble game, but the letters are allocated the same so you get twice the number of each letter that you'd find in your Scrabble game. I used the tiles for a crossword-style "puzzle" for our grandson's birth that I mounted in a shadow box. In one packet of 100 tiles (there are 2 packets of 100 each) had 12 words in the "puzzle" and I did end up running out of 3 letters, so I did have to dip into the 2nd packet but I had tons more letters left for another project. I was very happy with the results.
1439617
The tiles are standard size and nice quality. As with most of the sets I've seen, the dice are very small but that is easily remedied. I am very happy with the set.
1703356
Yes, they are raised but a little hard to read. I considered using a Sharpie to make them easier to read just haven't done it. I love the set!
611392
It's made of heavy duty cardboard, like regular scrabble. This particular set does not have a turntable, but can easily be turned without disrupting the tiles.
744134
Hi, June! My project was delayed, so tiles are still in bags. I just checked, and yes, the letters and the little numbers are both very slightly indented into the wood.
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Dear Doone - as far as I can tell from the answers regarding Scrabble Tiles, I am the only seller (Lackey's Games and Collectibles) who has stated that they would adjust the shipping charges. However, I have not seen an order from you. I do apologize, and I hope whoever you did purchase them from is willing to assist you.
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Hi. I think the best place to look for "tile-lock" replacement tiles would be to check eBay. I've seen Scrabble "wooden tile" LOTS listed on eBay. Next would be to check the local Goodwill, but that would be a long shot. Sometimes you might come across the game at the Goodwill and if you're lucky, it might have the tiles included. I hope this helps.
1740025
They are not hard to read at all... It's hard to compare computer font size with them when I don't have them right in front of me. I would say she should be able to read them easily. The bigger issue might be telling the difference in colors at times.
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The board is 13 3/4 x 13 3/4. Tiles are about same size as original ones, however they fit into pegs on this board. There are 200 tiles instead of 100 -- most are double the original amount, however several tiles are more than doubled. They Deluxe Super Scrabble is great fun. So many more ways to get big scores as there are quadruple letter scores and quadruple word scores. We play several times per week, and there is no way we would think of playing the original game again. Highly recommend the Deluxe Super Scrabble.
744135
The tiles are just like the ones included with the game. I don't believe they are indented at all.
1439616
No the tiles are great but the dice are really tiny. I got a new set for a dollar at some store so now I'm set. The set very nice and I love the tile arms on the stand!