Card Games: Crash Course Games #13

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. 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.

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