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Stories about the Spanish deck, the rules explained plainly, details about our decks and project news.
Probability and chance ·
Can you predict a card game?
Nobody knows which card will come next, but a good player gets it right far more often than you might think. We explain how much of a game you can anticipate and how to do it.
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Dominoes and dice ·
Fun mathematical facts about dice
Why opposite faces add up to seven, how many different dice there are, and what non-transitive dice are… A fun look at the maths behind dice.
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Dominoes and dice ·
Things you might not know about dominó (dominoes)
How dominoes got its name, how many tiles each set contains, what the domino effect means and other fascinating facts about one of Spain’s most popular tabletop games.
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Culture ·
How card games are surviving in the 21st century
With video games, social media and TV series competing for our attention, the humble pack of cards seemed doomed. Yet card games are still going strong. Here’s why, and how they’ve adapted.
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Curiosities ·
Do cursed cards exist?
The as de espadas (ace of swords) as the card of death, the nueve de diamantes (nine of diamonds) as the ‘curse of Scotland’… We explore the legends of cursed cards and what lies behind them.
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