Learn How to Shuffle a Deck, It Can Give You the Upper Hand

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Learn How to Shuffle a Deck, It Can Give You the Upper Hand - Great Bridge Links
Style and skill go hand in when playing any card game. Looking like you know what you’re doing is part and parcel of every card game. So learning some new shuffling tips and tricks will give your opponents the idea that you’re a whizz at whatever you’re playing.
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Top 6 Places to Play Poker in Dublin

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Best Places to Play Poker in Dublin - Gifts for Card Players
Dublin is far from being the poker capital of the world. If you expect to see the pompous casinos like in Vegas there, forget about it. Dublin is another kind of chic. Here's our top 6 places to play.
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5 Characteristics All The Best Crib Players Share

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5 Characteristics of Best Crib Players - Gifts for Card Players
What does it really mean at the end of the day to be a “great crib player” or “one of the best”? If you’ve played much cribbage, you know the top players come in all shapes and sizes.
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Funemployed: Finding Your Dream Job Has Never Been So Hilarious

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Funemployed is the hilarious and irreverent party game for adults that forces you to think on your feet! Make job hunting fun again and stretch your creative storytelling muscles with some of the wackiest job qualifications you’ve ever heard of.
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Zombies, pirates, wizards, killer robots: 4 reasons why you need to play Smash Up.

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Smash Up Card Game - Gifts for Card Players
Have you ever imagined what it might be like to control a horde of zombies or a ruthless crew of pirates? How about both together? This is something that the game Smash Up can offer, the chance to combine two factions of monsters, whether that be alien invaders and ninjas or wizards and killer robots.
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Bioshock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia Where Tactical Strategy Wins Every Night

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bioshock infinite siege of columbia
As a long-time avid video gamer, I excitedly played through each story in the Bioshock series, marveling at the combination of detailed architecture, frightening characters and creepy ambience. Years later, I was blown away to be given the Bioshock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia board game through a Reddit gifts exchange.
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Counterfeit Cards: The Business of Trading Card Fakes

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Trading Card Fakes - Great Bridge Links
Trading cards are a serious business, pulling in billions of dollars each year in revenue. As one would expect, counterfeiting is a real issue. Here’s what you should know about the business of counterfeiting cards, and what we learned tracking some down for ourselves.
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Trick Card Decks & Where to Find Them

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Ellusionist and other Trick Card Resources - Gifts for Card Players
Over the years, I’ve developed a deep-rooted fine love for card and coin tricks; those are two things I’m almost never without – when killing time waiting for a taxi to pass, while waiting for an important e-mail to come in or while in conversation on the phone for a radio interview, my hands are usually busy with a coin palm or a card flip.
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Looking at Antique and Vintage Card Decks

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Vintage Playing Cards - Gifts for Card Players
Guitarists call the phenomenon GAS, short for Gear Acquisition Syndrome: One can never have too many guitars – or in our case, card decks. When last did you buy ‘just one more’ for the collection? We took a look at some really cool vintage and antique card decks and where you can go to find them.
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Machi Koro: The Perfect Game to Kick-off a regular Family Games Night

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Machi Koro Game Review
Sitting down for your first family games night can be intimidating, but there’s no better way to kick off a games night tradition than by working together to learn the rules to this quick, straightforward, and inclusive card game. To avoid game-store confusion and mid-game stress, we’re going to be running a series of blog posts reviewing and talking about card and board games. And we’ve got a really fun game to get things going.
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Inside the Bingo Machine

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Inside the Bingo Machine
Bingo is popular as a game of chance with more bingo clubs popping up every day. In fact we’re sure there’s a club near you. Let's get inside the bingo machine to see how it works.
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Splendor: a Splendid Way to Spend an Evening

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Spendor Strategy Game - Gifts for Card Players
Since buying this game last year, the phrase “I would play splendoooooor” is heard almost every time we are deciding what to do next. If you have a group of game-loving friends or family members who are frequently looking for something interesting to do together, it might be worthwhile to pick up a copy of Splendour the next time you visit your local game shop.
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The Era of New Age Board Games Has Dawned

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New Era of Board Games - Gifts for Card Players
Board games are back in vogue and they seem to be more popular than ever before. The interest in tabletop games is on the rise, especially among millennials whose newfound love for socializing has made them embrace games that can be played with a group of friends.
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Make Yourself into a Great Blackjack Player

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Be a Great Blackjack Player - Gifts for Card Players
For players who prefer thinking about their next move, blackjack is a great game. Here are a few tips that most online strategy sites don’t tell you about.
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Strategy Board Games Your Tweens Will Love

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Strategy Board Games for Tweens - Gifts for Card Players
Board games captivate the interest of many children in the tweens age range, and strategy board games, in particular, can be great gift ideas. Here are a few of the most popular games right now.
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