A playing card scanner apparatus for helping the visually impaired play card games includes a housing having a transparent housing top side dimensioned to be larger than a standard playing card. A scanner, a central processing unit (CPU), and a rechargeable battery are coupled within the housing. A charging port is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the rechargeable battery. A speaker port is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the CPU to receive an earpiece or headphone. A scan button is coupled to the housing to activate the scanner and produce a reading of the number and suit of the standard playing card through the speaker port.

A hidden object game, including a plurality of foam blocks to be hidden by at least one first player, a timer to generate a countdown timer based on a number of players in the game, a pair of headphones worn by at least one second player to prevent the at least one second player from hearing surrounding noise, and a blindfold worn by the at least one second player to prevent the at least one second player from seeing.