Tomorrow is #CardPlayingDay

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to sit down and unwind with a deck of playing cards. There are literally thousands of card games played throughout the world. What's your favorite? Did it make the list of the world's most popular card games?

According to Board Game Geek, the 10 most popular games played with a standard 52 card deck are:

1. Bridge
2. Poker
3. Cribbage
4. Spades
5. Hearts
6. Canasta
7. Big Two
8. Oh Hell!
9. Gin Rummy
10. Whist

And according to The Art of Manliness, these are the 6 card games that every man should know how to play:

1. Gin rummy
2. Hearts
3. Poker (Texas Hold 'em)
4. Solitaire
5. Cribbage
6. Blackjack

The AoM article has links to the rules for each of the games.

So, grab a deck of cards, whether you're alone, or you're with one or more other people, and play some cards.

Interesting days

Today - Fruitcake Day, Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day and Visit The Zoo Day

Tomorrow - Card Playing Day

Next Wednesday - Drinking Straw Day,  Festival Of Sleep Day and Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day

January 27 - Chocolate Cake Day, Seed Swap Day, Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day, World Breast Pumping Day and National Geographic Day