And last year, I got addicted to Solitaire. Why me. During the dark final days of 2024, I was averaging 12 wins per day in Sawayama Solitaire, one of the Solitaires created by developer Zachtronics.

So that’s nuts. Card math is also useful for game devs simulating randomness in prototypes — even if they’re not making card-based games. This randomness is probably one of reasons I can’t stop ...

Simone de Rochefort has been producing & hosting YouTube videos for Polygon since 2016. She co-directed the upcoming documentary The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft. During the dark final days of ...