If you owned or worked on a computer in the late 1990’s chances are you played one of Microsoft’s pre-installed games: Freecell, Hearts, Minesweeper or Solitaire. Solitaire was developed by intern Wes Cherry in 1989 and renowned for its ‘solitaire effect’ of cascading cards that appeared at the end of the game.
DID YOU KNOW A wash aka the Corgi shuffle or a scramble is often made at the beginning of a card game when the deck is still in the order it was packaged in. Washing is done so everyone (players and dealer alike) are satisfied that they’re about to play in a fair game.
DID YOU KNOW That Nintendo, founded in 1889 and famous for producing video games including Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon originally produced handmade Hanafuda 花札 (or ‘flower’) playing cards? Playing cards were introduced to Japan by the Portuguese traders during the mid-16th century.
askyourandroid.com was kind enough to release the following BAM! review: Try Out Your Luck and Card-Shedding Skills in this Challenge-Packed Trick-Taking Game “Card games are one of the oldest forms of entertainment known to man. Much of why they’re so popular hinge on the simplicity of their mechanics, which give plenty of opportunities for re-playability […]
Did You Know BAM! is connected to the Google Play Games Leaderboard? There are three steps to seeing your BAM! high scores to the Google Play Games leaderboard: Either: Install the Play Games app from within BAM! or Install the Play Games app from the Android store Create a Create a Google Play Games Gamer ID […]
