Hanafuda cards feature flowers and foliage from throughout the year. This Nintendo-made deck could date from between 1900 and 1930. Photo: Marcus Richert In the late 19th century, Nintendo got its ...

Nintendo might be synonymous with video games today, but the company actually got its start as a playing card company. Founded in 1889, Nintendo originally produced Hanafuda--a type of card used to ...

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However, the post is also raising controversy with some spoken to by Waatea suggesting it’s “cultural misappropriation” while ...

Our love of playing cards dates farther back than you think—perhaps as far back as the T’ang Dynasty. Here’s a look at their colorful past. It is not known how these cards were played, but almost all ...

The familiarity of the 52-card deck has enabled video game designers to win over players with humor and randomness. By Joshua Rivera Few tools for killing time are as elegant or versatile as a deck of ...

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.