Rather than the iconic Spades, Diamonds, Hearst, and Clubs, of a French Standard Deck, a Colorado Standard Deck utilizes Blades, Gears, Bottles, and Seeds as regular suits. These new suits carry their own symbolism and add to the unique appearance of the deck.
The nine normal face cards in a Colorado Standard deck are beautifully illustrated renditions of famous figures in American and British History. There are three one-eyed royals (one more than in a French standard deck) which provides another slight mathematical twist on classic play.
The three Drama Cards are similar to jokers and can be removed to play any classic card game you already know with the remaining cards. If players wish to play games by the same rules as a French Standard Deck, they can simply ignore the Omen suit.
All three Drama cards are also Omen cards. Unlike classical jokers, Drama cards have a regular suit. By themselves, the three drama cards can be used to play variations of Three-card Monte.
Because there are sixteen Omen cards in total and because there are four Omen cards for each regular suit, the Omen cards can be removed and function as a stand-alone deck. This allows for a number of unique games that utilize only the Omen Cards as well as innumerable fun variations on your favorite card games.
Effectively, every Colorado Standard Poker Deck is five decks in one. The unique games and variations of classic card games are virtually endless. From casual games like go fish and gin rummy, to formal casino games like blackjack and poker, The Colorado Standard Playing Card Company offers a novel take one of humanity's oldest pastimes.