For whatever reason, the standard 52-playing card deck has fascinated me since I was a kid. There’s more games to play with such than I can even dream to learn, they’re very useful in carpentry in adjusting thicknesses of rabbits & dados grooves, and with a bit of coordination you can throw one clear across the room.

Anyway long story short - I made some cases for decks of cards and then gave them a base to sit on my desk or shelf.