![]() So let's shuffle into the history of card games and see why they're so popular and what effect they have on people and culture. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen a rebirth of the card game Magic the Gathering helped create the trading card game craze and games like Dominion helped popularize deck building games. There was even an entire family of cards that branched off hundreds of years ago and became the modern fortune telling cards we know as tarot. There's a countless variety of card games, from Go Fish to Yu-Gi-Oh! to Solitaire, which you've probably played once or twice on your computer when you're supposed to be working.Īnd if you need more proof that they're an unrivaled phenomena, we even have a gaming mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert thanks to to the popularity of gambling card games. These simple, small pieces of paper have been entertaining people for over a millennium. Today we're gonna be talking about playing cards, gaming artifacts that have truly stood the test of time. Hi, I'm Andre Meadows and this is Crash Course Games. Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever:Īlyssa Nolden, Mark, SR Foxley, Kristina Lavoie, Sandra Aft, Eric Kitchen, Simun Niclasen, Eric Knight, Ian Dundore, Brian Thomas Gossett, Nicholas Bury, Daniel Baulig, Jessica Wode, Moritz Schmidt, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, Alex S, Brian Roberds, Mayumi Maeda, Jeffrey Thompson, Montather, Noora Althani, Steve Marshall, Kathy & Tim philip, Robert Kunz, Jason A Saslow, Jirat, Jacob Ash, Christy Huddleston, Chris Peters, and Sheikh Kori Rahman. Want some Crash Course Games merch? Check out our beautiful Snake-inspired mugs!Īlso, Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at Since Tang Dynasty China, cards have proven to have quite the staying power spawning a countless variety of games as well largely influencing gaming culture, particularly in games like Poker within the gambling industry and also more recently in trading card game communities around games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon TCG, and Magic: The Gathering. Today, we’re going to step away from video games and take a closer look at a game type that has been with us for over a millennium - card games.
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