Looking at Antique and Vintage Card Decks

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

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

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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The Era of New Age Board Games Has Dawned

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

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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Five Interesting Family Board Games That Are App-Driven

App Driven Board Games - Gifts for Card Players
There's a new breed of board games which combine the charm and simplicity of old school games and the immersive gaming experience of the digital world. These are app-driven board games. Let's check some of these out!
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Six Don’ts For Beginners to Improve Their Poker Performance

Don't for Poker Players - Gifts for Card Players
If you have just started playing poker, it is natural that you would want to learn some tricks to become a better player. Here is a list of six important “don’ts” which should be followed by beginners to boost their poker performance and earnings.
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Life Lessons Learned in Baccarat

Life Lessons in Card Games - Gifts for Card Players
When you talk to anyone that gambles, everyone wants to talk about their greatest triumphs. This isn’t one of those stories. This is the worst defeat I was ever handed at the casino and the life lesson I gained from it.
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The Bridge Diary – How I knew exactly what you meant by that bid.

The Bridge Diary - How I knew exactly what you meant by that bid.

The Bridge Diary

by Jude Goodwin

Many famous people kept journals or diaries. Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and perhaps most famous, Leonardo Da Vinci. Journals can leave a chronicle of thoughts and agreements as well as document successes, events and help you remember important dates. The bridge player’s diary is no different.

Primarily the bridge diary, or duplicate players logbook as it is often called,

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Crazy Craps

Crazy Craps - Gifts for Card Players
It was a Saturday night at the local tribal casino and I was shooting dice for about 5 minutes when a middle aged gentlemen stumbled towards our table; slightly intoxicated from a night of drinking, very winded due to the financial loss he had suffered at the Spanish 21 table nearby
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The Top Online Casino Games 2018

Top online casino games in 2018
The online gambling business has come a long way since it was established back in 1994 and has made this leisure activity easier to engage in for both casinos and players alike. Here are the top online games for 2018.
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Blacklisted at Blackjack: Things to Avoid at the Table

Blacklisted at Blackjack: Things to Avoid at the Table
The game of blackjack has rules like any other card game, but it’s wise to remember that these rules aren’t limited just to what cards should be played and how. The rules of card playing also include card table etiquette, or what you can and can’t do at the table, and overstepping the line will usually get you booted from the table – or in extreme cases, banned from the casino entirely.
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5 Amazing World Records for Casino Buffs

5 amazing world casino records - Gifts for Card Players
World Records. We all love 'em. And so of course there are people out there pursuing casino-related records. What a wonderful world! Alex gives us 5 of his favourites -
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Monopoly: Mzansi Edition

Monopoly Mzansi Edition - Gifts for Card Players
If you want to see what type of person someone is deep down, just subject them to a game of Monopoly – and remember that it’s not always about winning, it’s about how they go about winning. Are they a strategist who forms alliances to get from one point to another, or is their only goal to wipe everyone else off of the board by the time the game ends?
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Ode to Solitaire

Ode to Solitaire - Gifts for Card Players
Solitaire is a peculiar cultural institution. It’s a favourite game of kids at summer camp, procrastination-happy office workers, introverts, and people all around the world. But few people know the true story of how this loner’s game came to be.
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Illuminati: The Game of Conspiracy

Illuminati Card Game Review - Gifts for Card Players
Steve Jackson’s Illuminati can be considered one of the strangest, best and most original card and board games to ever hit the market. It was first introduced in the year 1982 according to the official website for Steve Jackson Games, and it’s been the subject of plenty of hype, paranoia and controversy – which was kind of the point.
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