The Brass and the Green

When the founding editorial board of Roulette Community was choosing colors for the society, we spent a full afternoon arguing over brass. There are many shades. Some feel industrial. Some feel cheap. Some feel like an old lamp in a hallway.

We settled on a brass close to the original finish of a well-polished wheel rim. Warm, slightly aged, with the soft gleam that suggests use rather than manufacture. Paired against a felt green that recalls both the older tables of Monte Carlo and the modern tables of our partner venues, it has the quiet confidence we wanted for the society.

Color choices mean something in a private society. They say what we take seriously and what we do not. Brass and green say: we care about craft. We care about history. We prefer the lived-in to the glossy. And, yes, we love roulette.