Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. The rise in popularity of online gaming has been connected to the card game spades, which have a lengthy history in American culture.

Somewhere down the generational line, someone forgot to teach the kids how to play Spades. For those who are unfamiliar with what Spades is, it’s a popular card game frequently played during summer ...

If you really want to know your family, play cards. Our family's game of choice is spades. It's the Goldilocks of card games: not too easy, not too hard. Our nuclear family of four ranges from ages 14 ...