We really dig board games and we know that you do, too – that’s why you’re here! It’s a great hobby and a wonderful way to spend time with family and friends – and to make new ones. More than that, from its relationship with China’s invention of paper to its inclusion in the proliferation of ideas flowing from East to West to teaching about famous courtly men like Charlemagne, Alexander, and King David to introducing common idioms we still use today such as, “He’s not playing with a full deck” (I hear that one a lot for some reason) and even to fomenting the American Revolution and thus the maturation of human rights (what, so I can get a bit dramatic!) the history of cards is fascinating and diverse. History! You could be playing games that date back centuries.
So, I’m willing to bet you didn’t know that with a deck of cards, you’re holding history in your hands.
