Nintendo got its start as a playing card company back in 1889, so it's pretty cool that you can still find traditional and Hanafuda cards featuring Nintendo characters.

"Find the red, Fred, you make some bread, Fred — choose the black, Jack, can't give no money back ... cards. I palmed them into my pocket. It was the beginning of my yearlong hunt for one full ...

Math — and some clever simulations — have revealed how many shuffles are required to randomize a deck of 52 cards ... The method of dealing cards can matter as well. Back-and-forth dealing ...