{"id":5396,"date":"2022-08-10T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T22:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:33:35","slug":"10-most-amazing-facts-about-playing-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/10-most-amazing-facts-about-playing-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Most Amazing Facts About Playing Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you\u2019re a master card\nplayer, or even just a casual one, then a deck of cards is obviously the most\nimportant tool of your trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But how often do you\nthink about the cards themselves rather than the game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We take a closer look\nat what they are, where they originated from, and why they are the way they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep reading to find\nout some of the most surprising facts about playing cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ever wondered why there are 52 cards in a deck? Well, it hasn\u2019t always been that way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the centuries,\ndecks have comprised of different card variations of 24, 36, 40, 48 and almost\nany number in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But 52 stole a march on\nthe rest of the, er, pack to become the most popular and common deck size\nacross large portions of the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody can say for sure\nwhat the reason for this is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many competing theories, but it\u2019s most likely that British and French colonialism<\/a> played a huge part, as it potentially allowed the standard French deck size of 52 cards to spread across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n2. Cards Symbolize The\nCalendar <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n