Reddit mentions of Yellow Mountain Imports Standard-Size Solid Oak Wood Playing Card Holders - Set of 2

I think I've seen sets of playing cards that are metallic, and meant to be played on a magnetic surface.
The cards themselves aren't magnetic, so can be shuffled.
Although I imagine the cards could become magnetized fairly easily.

I wonder how effective those grippy mats for sticking phones and stuff to the dash of your car would work with cards vs. wind.
Or like, surfboard wax even.

A mechanical solution might work. Something like rubber bands stretched across the table that cards can be tucked under, or clear pockets cards can be stuffed into. Or just card holders like this

There is a website called meeple like us run by /u/drakkos focused on things like this. These are some games that you might want to take a look at, although the accessibility tear-downs will go in to a lot more detail and it is definitely worth checking them out.


I would definitely recommend getting some card holders. There are tons of them on the internet, but something like this makes the cards very visible, and he can say "play the second one from the left" or whatever. Some games are better suited to this than others, and that is part of what makes the accessibility tear-downs so valuable.


Edit: I forgot to say that if this does get deleted, you might want to consider reposting in /r/MeepleLikeUs

There are card holders that can help you hold cards. Then for life tracking use something like the Legion LifeCalc. These solve some of the issues OP is having, I think.

So before my grandpa passed away at 98, he was legally blind, but could still "kinda" see with the right help(macular degeneration). He played bridge with his wife until he was 96 or so when his vision deteriorated too much. He taught me how to play(I really suck though), and when we played and he won a bid, he would just let me play the hand and his was the dummy(bridge talk).

A few tips for you:

1. Get her one of these. It is amazingly helpful in many situations. Good lighting and magnification was huge for him.
   
   
2. Card holders also helped because it was difficult to hold the card under the lamp in the right place to see them. So he would adjust the light so it showed the cards he wanted to see. Something like this or bigger maybe depending on preference.
   
   
3. Lastly, if she still uses the computer, get her to learn how to use the zoom feature on her computer as well as the narrator and where those buttons are located while she can still somewhat see. Not sure if she uses windows or what, but here is a tutorial for windows zoom. Believe it or not, my grandpa actually played solitaire on the computer up until his last days. He would zoom in on each card at the beginning and remember what was on each pile. He might not have been able to see or hear too well, but his mind was still sharp.
   
   
4. My grandpa loved getting emails and used the narrator to have them read aloud to him. Unfortunately I can't find a good tutorial on narrator, but these days I'll bet there's an app or extension that might be better than the built in one on Windows.
   
   As his sight deteriorated, he took to grabbing people's arms to walk him around, which was a little strange the first couple times, but eventually we just started walking arm in arm with him and I think it was comforting to him not to have to grab us to walk him around. He also taught me that people are still sensitive about their age at 98. I went to his 98th birthday celebration at the assisted living home and he didn't want me to tell people how old he was. I found it amusing, but he was serious about it. I guess some things never change no matter how old you are. Best of luck to you, hope these were helpful.