Menko is considered to be a simple Japanese game which, like many other card games, likely originated in China: a game with the title ‘wáah pín’ is common there. It is also strikingly similar to the Korean orig… See more

In the early men’uchi days, the game was played with clay pieces, like small coins, boasting imges of gods. Made simply from card, ever since, and often laminated for preservation these days, Menko cardsare a similar siz… See more

It’s mostly about both the technique you use and the amount of force that you put into the strike. Throwing a card to the ground might seem like an easy thing to do but, if you’ve seen Squid Game, then you know that t… See more

Along with the aforementioned Korean origami version: ‘ddakji’, variations of this game have crossed continents and oceans alike. A western variation commercially entitled Pogs, sprang up in America in the 90s and tra… See more