Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The rise in popularity of online gaming has been connected to the card game spades, which have a lengthy history in American culture.

Spades is deceptively straightforward on the surface. Players compete in groups of two, and each round starts with an offering stage where players foresee the number of traps they’ll take based on ...

Do you like playing cards? I do. I find it enjoyable to gather friends together for an evening of card playing. I would be lying if I didn’t say that there was no competition involved. Mostly though, ...