Playing cards are an everyday object used for gambling and game playing the world over. But the familiar deck of cards conceals hidden meanings that have links to secret societies and the occult. Why ...

And last year, I got addicted to Solitaire. Why me. During the dark final days of 2024, I was averaging 12 wins per day in Sawayama Solitaire, one of the Solitaires created by developer Zachtronics.

You probably have a couple decks of cards in your home. Chances are they are Bicycle playing cards, the most widely used brand in the world. They’re used at casino poker tables, in magic tricks and to ...

A deck of cards is one of those things that everyone comes into contact with from time to time. What else can be so small and simple and yet at the same time, so versatile? From serious and ...

In the last couple of columns, I’ve been working backward, offering four tips for playing the river and then four tips for playing the turn. This column will discuss playing the flop. The cliche about ...

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 leaves” ...

Despite facial recognition and other leapfrogs in technology it seems cops are getting no better at cracking crime. For the past decade the share of murders that has gone unsolved has risen. Since the ...

Guinness World Record-holding cardstacker Bryan Berg has made a living stacking playing cards, and now he's here to help all of us learn some of the foundational tricks of the trade. Bryan explains ...