Card game

After Fort Condor arrived in Final Fantasy 7: Remake Intergrade, you may not have expected an entirely new minigame to be introduced in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth. However, after the opening hours, when you’re let loose in Kalm, you will automatically be given your very first deck of Queen’s Blood cards. While this minigame is entirely optional after you play your first game to learn the basics, you would be missing out on a ton of content and secrets, let alone fun, by ignoring it. Still, we understand if you feel you…

LocalThunk Have you ever stopped to think about your average deck of playing cards and what a design feat it is? Those 52 cards have kept people entertained for centuries thanks to limitless creativity. You can use them to play anything from Go Fish to King’s Cup. No matter how many times you shuffle them, there’s seemingly no bottom to the amount of games that can be dealt out. The new video game Balatro isn’t just another example of an inventive card game, but a celebration of playing cards themselves. In this…

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends. Some days are trickier than others. If you’re having a little trouble solving today’s Connections puzzle, check out our…

Okay, I’m really stretching the premise of this slideshow, but so what. Illimat is an incredibly cool trick-taking card game that incorporates custom tarot cards, an extra suit of cards, and a witchy looking playmat. It’s fun to play, easy to learn, and while there is some math involved, only the best card counters can really get an advantage. There’s also an expansion coming out soon! Oh, and did I mention this is based on the discography of the the Decemberists? Truly, a weird and wonderful little game. Okay, I’m…