Re: Yellow og green crown suit?

["porter235" <porter235@...>]

--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "vg_reality_anchor"
<VG_Reality_Anchor@y...> wrote:
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "James K Droscha" <jdroscha@a...> 
> wrote:
> > --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "piecehead2003" <sbk@c...> wrote:
> > > What is the reason that the original yellow crown suit is now 
> more 
> > > often seen using the green colour?
> > > 
> > > -Soeren
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Soeren,
> > 
> > The original guidelines I wrote up for the piecepack specified 
> Crowns 
> > as yellow OR green, at the manufacturer's discretion.  The reason 
> is 
> > to allow the greatest flexibility in materials and marking 
> methods.  
> > My preference is for yellow, since it helps to alleviate the most 
> > common problems with color-blindness (green/red IIRC).  But I 
> wanted 
> > manufacterers to have the option of using green if, for example, 
> they 
> > wanted to use ink on wood (where yellow does not necessarily show 
> > clearly).
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > James
> 
> IMHO I prefer green for 2 reasons:
> 
> 1. Trying to see yellow on white is almost like looking at a "White 
> cat in a snowstorm"
> 
> 2. Yellow pens aren't easily available
> 
> Besides, I prefer green.
> 
> Lardarse Greg

black, red, blue, and yellow are traditional croquet colours. (green
is eaiser to see than yellow when printed on a light background)

my personal pref would be red=sun, yellow = moon, crown=green,
arms=blue.. then black could be resevered as a utility or non suit
colour to be used on all pieces. (personal pref only)