FULL COLOR® SOLITAIRE IN THE CLASSROOM
A traditional deck of playing cards is dead. Full Color® Cards have literally, changed the face of gaming!
By the time a child is 3-4 months old, they can visually identify primary colors.
By the age of 2 a child can sing the ABC song.
By the time they are about three years old they can identify and differentiate colors by name.
By the time a child is about 3-4 years old they can fully identify and differentiate numbers by quantify. Children recognize that "10" is significantly larger than "1" and that adding more objects strictly increases the count. By this stage, they understand that the last number counted in a sequence represents the total number of item.
By the time they are 3-4 years old they also know the entire alphabet and typically can state them in the correct order, and begin identifying the sounds they make (phonics).
It is safe to say that by the age of 4, children, in every language know that:
A=A and that 1=1
And by the time children are 4 years old they also start learning card games.
So why on earth, would we force feed them a traditional deck of playing cards and get them to start begining that A=1 and J=11 or or that a Q+A=K or worse a number of 13 and force them into "context-switching"?
CONTEXT SWITCHING
It is conditional logic. In one game, A=1. In another game A=11. In another game A=13. Depending on the rules of the game, the context of the purpose and value of a card changes. You have to remember what A=_ and switch your memory of its value or you will not be able to play the game.
TRADITIONAL CARDS ARE IRRATIONAL & ILLOGICAL
When a child is forced to learn that A≠A then True=False in logic and the disconnect is jarring.
In the picture above, a child is told that a Q+A=K and J+2=K in one game and a J+A=21 in another game.
This defies their logic of being told that A=A and worse that you can add letters and numbers together and create another letter or a number. Worse still, that you can add completely different letters together and get the exact same letter if you mix it with a certain number.
The child throws their hands up in the air and says it makes absolutely no sense to add letters and numbers together. This is where context-dependent knowledge comes from and forces context-switching to occur, just to play a game of cards.
Full Color® Cards, Full Color® Games and Full Color® Solitaire has finally put an end to it and every child can instantly understand how to play any of the games once they are given the concept of how to sort the cards in the immutable order that numbers exist in.
3 PART CARD SYSTEM VS. OUR 2 PART CARD SYSTEM IN FULL COLOR® CARDS
Everyone has to be taught the value of every lettered card before they can even play as they all change from game to game.
When children first learn numbers, they are taught something very important:
1 means 1
2 means 2
10 means 10
It is simple. It is consistent. It is universal. It makes sense.
But the moment we teach them to play a game with a traditional deck of playing cards, that consistency and face value disappears.
Suddenly:
An Ace or an "A" can be 1, 11 or 13 (solitaire, blackjack, poker)
A Jack or a "J" can be a 10 or an 11 (blackjack, solitaire)
A Queen or a a "Q" can be 10, 12, 13 (blackjack, solitaire, spades)
A King or a "K" can be 10 or a 13 (blackjack, solitaire)
Letters are treated like numbers.
"But why?" the child asks.
“Because that’s just the way it is,” the teacher says.
That moment matters.
It is often the first time a child is asked to accept something that does not follow the universal rules they just learned.
WHY THIS IS CONFUSING FOR CHILDREN
Children learn best when things are:
consistent
predictable
logical
Traditional cards are none of those.
They require children to:
memorize exceptions
switch rules depending on the game
treat letters and numbers as the same thing
This creates unnecessary confusion during learning.
TAKE A CARD FOR ITS FACE VALUE, LITERALLY
Every child should grow up learning to play cards with a deck of Full Color® Cards because nothing has to be explained before they can start playing.
They already know:
what numbers are
what order means
what colors are
So they can begin immediately, with confidence, instead of confusion.
A SIMPLER WAY: FULL COLOR® CARDS
A Simpler Way: Full Color® Cards
Full Color® Cards are designed to match how children already understand the world.
They use only two things:
Colors (to identify suits)
Numbers (to show value)
That’s it.
No letters.
No hidden rules.
No exceptions.
HOW IT WORKS
With Full Color® Cards:
1 is always 1
10 is always 10
12 is always 12
13 is always 13
Cards are played in simple order:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5…
or
10, 11, 12, 13…
A child can look at the cards and immediately understand what to do.
No explanation needed.
THE DIFFERENCE IN EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE #1
Traditional Cards in a game of solitaire:
“Put the Jack on the Queen”
The Jack is 11 here, but 10 in another game of blackjack”
Full Color® Cards:
“Put 11 on 12”.
An 11=11 in every game
The sequential order of the next card, going up or down, is never in question or doubt.
EXAMPLE #2
Traditional Cards in a game of poker:
“10-J-Q-K-A” is a high card straight in poker
It would be 10-10-10-10-1 in blackjack
It would be 10-11-12-13-1 in solitaire
The lowest card in solitaire, suddenly becomes the highest card in poker
Full Color® Cards:
“10-11-12-13-14”
Numbers are always in sequential order
EXAMPLE #3
Traditional Cards in a game of blackjack:
“J + A” = an 11 or a 21 and the game can be over or can continue at player's command.
The Jack suddenly becomes a 10 while the Ace suddenly becomes a 1 or an 11.
Full Color® Cards:
10=10 and an 11=11".
The two cards added together always = 21
SIMPLE CONCLUSION
Traditional cards:
Create chaos and confusion
Full Color® Cards:
Are always their exact face value
WHY THIS MATTERS
When learning is simple:
children feel confident
they learn faster
they enjoy the game more
Instead of memorizing rules, they are:
recognizing patterns
using numbers naturally
building real problem-solving skills
DESIGNED FOR EVERY CHILD
Full Color® Cards are:
easy to see
easy to understand
easy to teach
They work for:
young children learning numbers
students developing logic skills
anyone who wants a simpler, clearer way to play
THE BOTTOM LINE
Every child should grow up learning to play cards with a deck of Full Color® Cards because they match the way children naturally learn—through clear, consistent rules where numbers always mean the same thing, making games easier to understand, faster to learn, and more fun to play without confusion or memorizing exceptions.
A simple, true, universal deck of playing cards for everyone!
It shouldn’t take an explanation to understand a card.
With Full Color® Cards:
What you see is what you get.
There are no rules to remember about what is the value of a card is.
Every card is fix and you can finally say "it is what it is", nothing more and nothing less!