Nobody understands playing cards — not even the experts

Playing cards have been around for hundreds of years, but we still don't really understand how they work. Modern games like Balatro give us a glimpse of the limitless possibility of cards — but that's not the card game Polygon's Simone de Rochefort is hooked on right now. She can't stop playing Solitaire, so she turned to Baba Is You developer Hempuli, who just published A Solitaire Mystery on itch, to figure out why. 0:00 I am addicted to Solitaire 1:25 Playing card math 10:38 Where do playing cards come from? 15:39 Card games, memory, and magic IMPORTANT LINKS TikTok:   / polygon   Twitch:   / polygon   Twitter: http://bit.ly/PolygonTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/PolygonInsta Facebook: http://bit.ly/PolygonFB Polygon Newsletter: https://www.polygon.com/pages/newsletter And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit http://www.polygon.com