RE: Proposal to encode dominoes and other game symbols

[Ernest Cline]

> [Original Message]
> From: Peter Constable <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> From: Ernest Cline
> > To quote from the website Andy's Playing Cards [1]:
> > "... during the first half of the 20th century the Joker cards
> > became two (usually one red and one black...
>
> > In any case, it looks like at least one additional Joker
> > character will be required if playing cards are encoded,
>
> Is there an expectation here that supporting the playing cards will
> require polychromatic font technology?

Not on my part.  Merely that there exist a way to distinguish the
two jokers found in most standard decks.  While color is often
used as a way to make the distinction, it is not the only way.