Exclusive interview with a deck of cards: 'I'm tired of being blamed for everything'

“Of course, the deck is stacked!”
“But you shuffled!”
“You always get the good cards!”

This is how many family games begin—and end. But we rarely stop to think… what does she think?
Yes, she: the deck.
The one who deals fate, creates alliances, enmities, and epic arguments between in-laws.
Today, in Culture Games, we give her the voice she never had.

And it’s not just any deck: we’re talking to one of the veterans of the catalog, the one who has been working for years on The Holy Encounter.
She has witnessed impossible processions, dramatic turns, and moral decisions… without anyone ever thanking her.

The Interview

—Hello, what do you prefer we call you?
“You can just call me ‘the deck.’ Anyway, no one bothers to learn my name.”

—How do you feel about your work in The Holy Encounter?
“With dignity. I am the backbone of the game. Without me, there’s no tension, no surprises, no excitement. But when things go wrong, who do they blame? Me, of course.”

—Does it bother you when they accuse you of being ‘stacked’?
“Stacked, me? Please! I’ve been in that box longer than the dining room tablecloth. If things go wrong, it’s because someone didn’t know how to play me. Period.”

—What would you like players to understand?
“That I don’t have favorites. I don’t deal cards with the intention of bothering anyone. I just follow the rules. If your brother-in-law always wins… maybe you should review your strategy, not my cards.”

—Any particularly dramatic memories?
“Once an entire family angrily shuffled me and threw me against the wall. Then they silently picked up all my cards. Grandma won. No one said a word.”

The Importance of Taking Care of the Deck

Although this interview is humorous in tone (the deck doesn't talk… yet), the truth is that board games are built on these small objects that make the experience great.
In Culture Games, every card is illustrated, thought out, balanced. They are more than paper: they are characters, decisions, moments.

So the next time you say “the deck is cursed!”, remember:
perhaps the problem isn't her… but how you play her.