Social Games: Card Games (DD1000)

After looking at several early boardgames including Backgammon, Chess, Senet and Go which lead to the hundreds of commercial board games now available, I will move on to card games which are another type of game that has existed for many years.

The origin of playing cards are shrouded in mystery as no evidence can be found to pinpoint when they first came to use. It is simply said that playing cards emerged at different times in different cultures across the ages. This was the 14th century for Europe where Tarot decks were used. You may be more familiar with these card when I say that they were later used in divination to determine the mental and spiritual pathways of individuals.

The traditional playing cards that are used to this day that consist of four suits had a few design changes with the French design of Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs being the most recent. Moving ahead in time, playing cards branched out and are being used in different types of games.