Deck of cards with creative problem-solving prompts
Years ago I remember a deck of cards that had prompts on them for approaching a problem differently. This was a physical deck of cards you could buy, but there was also a fairly classy web page that...
View ArticleHow to play Bridge online with video chat
I am looking for a way to be able to get together virtually with some friends to play Bridge. I have found a number of sites that have chat functions - but ideally we would like to be able to see each...
View ArticleMagic: The Beginning
Hi, AskMe. :) I've always had a casual interest in Magic: THe Gathering, but now have found myself curious enough to start diving in. It is perhaps a poor time to do so both because of the current...
View ArticleOnline photo cards
Anyone here already inventoried all the online photo cards options? Here's what I want to do: upload a photo for the cover of the card. Overlay some text on top of the photo, choose a font, make it...
View ArticleSlim wallet to hold +/- 16 cards and US cash.
I'm in need of a new wallet. I'm not, realistically, going to be able to carry fewer than about 16 cards and some bills. I'd like something relatively small to put in a front pants pocket. A search for...
View ArticleHow do I help my kid sell pokemon cards?
My kid would like me to help them sell their box of pokemon cards. I'd like to help out, but not make this a big project. Are there resources to help my kid quickly sort the more valuable from the less...
View ArticleWhat nonprofits sell boxes of blank greeting cards?
I've gotten cards from Sierra Club and Farm Sanctuary? Who else sells them? I use cards frequently to write notes after a death, so pictures that are OK for that are best. And I've purchased the Sierra...
View ArticleHow should we be shuffling these cards?
My mom and I routinely play a version of Canasta that needs six decks of cards. At her house, we shuffle them using a six deck shuffler but at my house, where we play much less often, we don't have a...
View ArticleHow many pairs in a deck drawn two cards at a time?
I shuffle a deck of 52 regular playing cards. I draw two cards, then another two, then another two. I don't return any cards to the deck. If the two cards I draw match in value, they're a pair and I...
View ArticleIt’s a beautiful … holiday card
Do you have any exquisite holiday card (or shop or maker) recommendations? Last year I spoiled myself with this practically perfect card. I like that it is elegant and experiential - a pinch of holiday...
View ArticlePhone sleeve that also holds index cards?
I would like to buy or make a leather phone sleeve that I can slide my iPhone 10 into, and also carry several index cards. Has anyone seen one anywhere, or do I need to make this from scratch?
View ArticleWhen is it time to part with these valuable cards?
I'll keep this as consise as possible. Back in the day I purchased two Michael Jordan rookie cards for about $40 bux, got them professionally authenticated, and they have been sitting in a safety...
View ArticleBest way to sell greeting cards online?
A relative designs greeting/holiday cards as a hobby and wants to start selling them online. Google unearths suggestions such as this. But if you have similar experience what's your favorite method?
View ArticleWhat to do with a dead video card?
So 6 months or so ago, my Radeon 6850 card seemed to have died. Finally got a replacement. Now I have this card. At the windows boot up, get two large green vertical bands on screen. Once windows boots...
View ArticleMystery card game
Do you know a gambling card game called bonanza? My grandad (now dead) used to play this game with his friends. They liked it enough to make their own playing mat and card prompts. I never played it...
View ArticleWhat are these cards for?
Here are some cards. I don't know what they are for. Maybe you know what they are for? One,Two, and Three
View ArticleWhat was this solitaire variant?
My grandmother (Polish, lots of Russian and German cultural influences in childhood) used to play this solitaire variant when I was a kid, but she stopped at some point and now neither of us can...
View ArticleWho drew the Pee-Wee's Playhouse cards?
Pee-Wee's Playhouse cards (seen here.) Who is the artist that drew them? I know Art Spiegelman drew some cards for Topps, but these look more like Lynda Barry's work.
View ArticleHow to purchase US domestic airline tix for long distance family member?
That's the question, can you help? This would be for emergencies or perhaps just for travel. They have no credit or debit card, no bank account. Only the card that Social Security posts their benefits...
View ArticleNeed a standardized web-accessible flash card list format
I'd like to produce an app that lets you run through your flash card deck in a particular way. Neither Anki nor Quizlet make it easy to import their decks and I'm looking for ideas. My fallback is the...
View ArticleBirthday card reminder app?
Currently I'm using Cardhop to remind me when birthdays are coming up, so I can mail a card. I'd like an app that changes the reminder to a To Do item. Any suggestions? Here's the situation I want to...
View ArticleOnline utility for use with card based TTRPG
I want to run a specific TTRPG for a geographically distributed group of friends online. I'm looking for a tool that will let me add digital assets to create decks that can be shuffled and shared...
View ArticleWhat book are these cards from?
In the last few years, I read a novel that had a couple scenes featuring some interesting fortune-telling/divination cards but I can no longer remember what book they were in. They were similar to...
View ArticleHelp me remember a card game.
I played a card game - sort of like golf - called Hanif and I want to confirm the rules. I learned a card game called "Hanif" from some Dutch people, who learned it from a Yemeni guy. (The game is...
View ArticleIdeas on game/structures for conversation-prompt cards?
I’m getting a few people together in a bar to “play” askhole - a deck of high-stakes conversation-prompt cards. I’m looking for ways to structure this play, and maybe make it a bit more game-like than...
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