Cards today are not nearly as popular as they once were. Although people who lived in the "Era of Great Card-Playing" still play cards today, card playing has truly lost its thrill. When one walks passed a school during recess and recreation time, one doesn't see children playing cards with one another. From time to time, children can be found playing with a deck of Old Maid or Uno Cards, but nowadays, cards don't appeal to children. Adults have somewhat lost the love of cards. As a college student, I don't know anybody who regularly plays cards. I asked my family members and friends the same question. "Do you know anyone that plays cards regularly?" I recieved some "grandparents", but for the most part, every answer was "no".

Popular card games today are played on the computer. These days computers come equipped with software for solitare and hearts. One can buy nearly every popular game for their computer. Computer specialist, Robert Munley, notes that people buy or download games in order to learn them, or become more familiar with odds (as in the case of gamblers). But even electronic card games don't hold up the popularity that card games had in the last half century.