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A Brief History of Cards: From Playing cards to Pokemon
Cards have been a staple of entertainment for centuries. From the earliest roots as generic games to collectibles and to the modern trading card games of today, their history is long and in depth.Some of the first cards used for entertainment date back to the Tang Dynasty in China. Around 600-900 AD, early wooden cards marked with suits were used to play drinking games. Outside of China, many middle eastern civilizations had their own card games. Mamluk cards were common in Egypt and spread thro
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20th May 2023