i should clarify..by font, I mean on the aces for ‘statesman’
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i should clarify..by font, I mean on the aces for ‘statesman’
I see. Another vote for the bolder font on the right.
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Dan, not to interrupt your current question of the moment. But, regarding color choices, that came up elsewhere & I'll reiterate what I posted here just for your general info....
IMO, people tend to overthink it. Especially with tending to be too careful with regard to color blindness. Which is a subject that seems to always come up.
"Color Blind" is a misleading term. Total color blindness is extremely rare. Something that effects only about 1% of those who are deemed "color blind". The other 99% are more correctly "color deficient". & that color deficiency runs the gamut from very slight, to moderate, to strong, before finally getting to that final 1% at absolute.
In terms of percentages, about 8% of men are some form of color deficient, while among women that figure is roughly 0.5%. So, population as a whole, around 4.5%. While not an insignificant number, if you roll all this up, severe to total color blindness becomes a fraction of a percent.
Also, far and away the most common color deficiency (effecting nearly 99% of all color deficient) is a degree of red-green blindness. Now, it's not that this person can't see a difference between red & green, (which is also confusing to the non-color blind) but rather detecting between various hues of reds & greens. These are actually two different deficiencies that are confusingly limped into one "category". One is red deficient, the other is green deficient.
My 1st wife was one of those rare females with this problem (Protanopia - red deficient). These charts will help the non-color blind understand it some. The normal color spectrum most of us see is on top, while the way the color deficient person sees it is on the bottom.
Red deficient on the left, Green deficient on the right.
Even to a red or green deficient person a red/green combo would still be fine, it's a green/orange combo that might present a problem to one. & a green/yellow combo could be an issue to the other, depending on the shade of green used. Red/orange would obviously be an issue for both.
Now, if you're really intent on pairing colors based on that, it's not that difficult... take your basic "color wheel", based on whatever color you might be starting with. the 2 colors that are at least 90 degrees from that color are your other two "working points", with those & anything between them being a "safe choice".
So, if yellow is one deck, blue-green & red-orange would be your other two points, with anything between also being a safe choice.
Now, while I'm currently a Shuffletech owner & my interest in bridge size cards has dropped from slim to none, I will add that I am so tired of red/blue as a combination I avoid it if at all possible. To the point where if I get a red/blue combo it's only because that was the only available option. Or, where possible, I'll only get red/blue as second color combo set just so I can split the red/blue set up & pair 'em with a different color.
Yea, I'm THAT tired of red & blue as a combination.
IMO, people tend to overthink it. Especially with tending to be too careful with regard to color blindness. Which is a subject that seems to always come up.
"Color Blind" is a misleading term. Total color blindness is extremely rare. Something that effects only about 1% of those who are deemed "color blind". The other 99% are more correctly "color deficient". & that color deficiency runs the gamut from very slight, to moderate, to strong, before finally getting to that final 1% at absolute.
In terms of percentages, about 8% of men are some form of color deficient, while among women that figure is roughly 0.5%. So, population as a whole, around 4.5%. While not an insignificant number, if you roll all this up, severe to total color blindness becomes a fraction of a percent.
Also, far and away the most common color deficiency (effecting nearly 99% of all color deficient) is a degree of red-green blindness. Now, it's not that this person can't see a difference between red & green, (which is also confusing to the non-color blind) but rather detecting between various hues of reds & greens. These are actually two different deficiencies that are confusingly limped into one "category". One is red deficient, the other is green deficient.
My 1st wife was one of those rare females with this problem (Protanopia - red deficient). These charts will help the non-color blind understand it some. The normal color spectrum most of us see is on top, while the way the color deficient person sees it is on the bottom.
Red deficient on the left, Green deficient on the right.
Even to a red or green deficient person a red/green combo would still be fine, it's a green/orange combo that might present a problem to one. & a green/yellow combo could be an issue to the other, depending on the shade of green used. Red/orange would obviously be an issue for both.
Now, if you're really intent on pairing colors based on that, it's not that difficult... take your basic "color wheel", based on whatever color you might be starting with. the 2 colors that are at least 90 degrees from that color are your other two "working points", with those & anything between them being a "safe choice".
So, if yellow is one deck, blue-green & red-orange would be your other two points, with anything between also being a safe choice.
Now, while I'm currently a Shuffletech owner & my interest in bridge size cards has dropped from slim to none, I will add that I am so tired of red/blue as a combination I avoid it if at all possible. To the point where if I get a red/blue combo it's only because that was the only available option. Or, where possible, I'll only get red/blue as second color combo set just so I can split the red/blue set up & pair 'em with a different color.
Yea, I'm THAT tired of red & blue as a combination.
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Geeze man, you much better than Wikipedia...Dan, not to interrupt your current question of the moment. But, regarding color choices, that came up elsewhere & I'll reiterate what I posted here just for your general info....
IMO, people tend to overthink it. Especially with tending to be too careful with regard to color blindness. Which is a subject that seems to always come up.
"Color Blind" is a misleading term. Total color blindness is extremely rare. Something that effects only about 1% of those who are deemed "color blind". The other 99% are more correctly "color deficient". & that color deficiency runs the gamut from very slight, to moderate, to strong, before finally getting to that final 1% at absolute.
In terms of percentages, about 8% of men are some form of color deficient, while among women that figure is roughly 0.5%. So, population as a whole, around 4.5%. While not an insignificant number, if you roll all this up, severe to total color blindness becomes a fraction of a percent.
Also, far and away the most common color deficiency (effecting nearly 99% of all color deficient) is a degree of red-green blindness. Now, it's not that this person can't see a difference between red & green, (which is also confusing to the non-color blind) but rather detecting between various hues of reds & greens. These are actually two different deficiencies that are confusingly limped into one "category". One is red deficient, the other is green deficient.
My 1st wife was one of those rare females with this problem (Protanopia - red deficient). These charts will help the non-color blind understand it some. The normal color spectrum most of us see is on top, while the way the color deficient person sees it is on the bottom.
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Red deficient on the left, Green deficient on the right.
Even to a red or green deficient person a red/green combo would still be fine, it's a green/orange combo that might present a problem to one. & a green/yellow combo could be an issue to the other, depending on the shade of green used. Red/orange would obviously be an issue for both.
Now, if you're really intent on pairing colors based on that, it's not that difficult... take your basic "color wheel", based on whatever color you might be starting with. the 2 colors that are at least 90 degrees from that color are your other two "working points", with those & anything between them being a "safe choice".
So, if yellow is one deck, blue-green & red-orange would be your other two points, with anything between also being a safe choice.
Now, while I'm currently a Shuffletech owner & my interest in bridge size cards has dropped from slim to none, I will add that I am so tired of red/blue as a combination I avoid if at all possible. To the point where if I can get a second set that is not red/blue I'll get a second set just so I can split the red/blue set up & pair 'em with a different color.
Yea, I'm THAT tired of red & blue as a combination.
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Experience.... Like I said, my 1st wife had the problem. So it's something I got an understanding of.
It's actually the same principle at play the monitor you're reading this works on. A video screen is made up of red, green, & blue pixels. How bright or dark those pixels are in relation to each other is what give us varying colors. Well, imagine if one color set of those pixels went weak or dark. The color spectrum it could project would obviously change. Same deal with the color deficient person, they are either weak in or missing that particular part of the spectrum. Be it either red, green, or in very rare cases blue.
Wikipedia, like everything else on the internet, is a double-edged sword. Full of just as much bad information as good. Fortunately I have a pretty decent BS meter.
Or as a wise-man once said..... "Any idiot can publish anything on the internet, & other idiots will believe it".
It's actually the same principle at play the monitor you're reading this works on. A video screen is made up of red, green, & blue pixels. How bright or dark those pixels are in relation to each other is what give us varying colors. Well, imagine if one color set of those pixels went weak or dark. The color spectrum it could project would obviously change. Same deal with the color deficient person, they are either weak in or missing that particular part of the spectrum. Be it either red, green, or in very rare cases blue.
Wikipedia, like everything else on the internet, is a double-edged sword. Full of just as much bad information as good. Fortunately I have a pretty decent BS meter.
Or as a wise-man once said..... "Any idiot can publish anything on the internet, & other idiots will believe it".
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RocAFella1
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Got the sample cards from @xdan last week but haven’t got around to checking them out until now.
Average card but feels cheap overall. The face card artwork is pretty subpar and the the pips (especially the hearts) look rather awkward. I do like how the backs have a nice grit feel and the fronts have a more smooth feel. I wouldn’t buy these unless I needed a bunch of cards cheap. The back designs are nice though. Hoping they make it the King gb.
Happy to send these along to another US address as provided by @xdan.
Average card but feels cheap overall. The face card artwork is pretty subpar and the the pips (especially the hearts) look rather awkward. I do like how the backs have a nice grit feel and the fronts have a more smooth feel. I wouldn’t buy these unless I needed a bunch of cards cheap. The back designs are nice though. Hoping they make it the King gb.
Happy to send these along to another US address as provided by @xdan.
Geremie
Full House
The Ks looks like he got whacked in the left eye.
Quicksilver-75
4 of a Kind
1) A manufacturer.. I honestly have never looked in to it.
2) Low order volume. I really don’t need 100 setups.
3) Reputation. Seems these days it’s just far too easy for fly-by-night sellers to leave you high and dry.
2) Low order volume. I really don’t need 100 setups.
3) Reputation. Seems these days it’s just far too easy for fly-by-night sellers to leave you high and dry.
RocAFella1
Royal Flush
That being said, the actual card stock itself isn't bad. I haven't got my King setups yet, but from what I'm hearing it sounds like I will prefer those, notwithstanding the warping issues. If the artwork and pips are improved, I wouldn't mind buying a few setups. They do have a weird odor though.
RocAFella1
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@Jake14mw I believe you wanted to check these out? PM me your address if so and I’ll forward them to you.
Jake14mw
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PM sent. Thanks very much! I'll check them out and forward to the next person.
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