Playing cards are known and used the world over—and almost every corner of the globe has laid claim to their invention. The Chinese assert the longest pedigree for card playing (the “game of ...

“Modern playing card games are so pervasive in almost every culture in the world that I think there is something special about standard playing cards themselves as a medium for emergent game ...

The royal figures on modern playing cards no more represent specific persons than do the kings and queens in chess sets. Last updated: 29 September 2007 Sources: Tilley, Roger.

“Modern playing card games are so pervasive in almost every culture in the world that I think there is something special about standard playing cards themselves as a medium for emergent game ...

Flagship game: Junior hanafuda, a centuries-old style of Japanese playing cards reimagined with a punchy, modern design. For Louie Mantia, it all started with an emoji. An icon designer by trade ...