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''This article is about the cards known as Trump in Japan. For the former president of the United States, see [[Donald Trump]]''.
{{Infobox_Software |
 
   software_name  = Columns|
{{Infobox_Toy |
   software_image  = [[File:Columns logo.jpg|300px]]|
   toy_name        = French-style playing cards |
   developer      = [[Jay Geertsen]], [[Sega]]|
   toy_image      = [[File:Animal Crossing playing cards.jpg |300px]]|
   publisher      = [[Sega]]|
   designer        = various |
  systems        = See below|
   manufacturer    = various |
   release        = 1989-present|
   release        = ~1480 - present |
   added_to_museum = See below|
   added_to_museum = [[Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]: June 13, 2019<br />[[Rick and Morty]]: November 24, 2020|
}}
}}
'''Columns''' is a Japanese [[video game]] series.


'''French-style playing cards''', usually known globally simply as '''playing cards''' ('''jeu de cartes'''), and in Japan as '''Trump''' ('''トランプ'''), are playing cards that contain the French suits of trèfles (clovers or clubs), carreaux (tiles or diamonds), cœurs (hearts), and piques (pikes or spades).
It was originally by [[Jay Geertsen]] at [[Hewlett Packard]] for the open-source [[X11]] windowing system in 1989.
 
They typically come in 52-card sets, with numbered cards in each suit from 2 to 10, and the royal cards valet (knave or jack), dame (lady or queen), and roi (king) in each set as well. The remaining card in each suit is an ace, which can have a point value of 1 or 14.
 
32-card sets are also popular in France. These cards are identical to the 52-card set, except the cards from 2 to 6 are removed, and cards with the numerical number 1 are stand-ins for the aces.
 
There are also 54-card sets which contain 2 joker cards, which were originally added as the bowers in the card game Euchre.
 
==History==
Playing cards arrived in Europe from Egypt in approximately 1370. The French suit pattern was derived from German suits in approximately 1480.
 
==Nintendo==
[[Nintendo|Nintendo Koppai]] (Nintendo Cards) was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi on September 3, 1889, following the relaxation of laws against playing cards in Japan. The company was founded in Kyoto, in an area that was well known for Yakuza activity. Yamauchi used this to his advantage, originally producing handmade [[Hanafuda|Hanafuda playing cards]], or flower cards. Nintendo's Hanafuda cards soon began to be used in Yakuza gambling parlors.
 
When demand began to overwhelm his ability to produce the handmade cards on his own, Yamauchi hired a small team to help him create the cards. His cards had become so popular that by the early 20th century, he opened up another card shop in Osaka, Japan.
 
In 1902, Nintendo began manufacturing and selling French-style playing cards, which were the first of their kind to be manufactured in Japan.
 
==French playing cards in video games==
Card games using French playing card decks have remained popular throughout the world and have appeared in several [[video game]]s.
 
===Poker===
Poker, a popular game using French playing cards, involves trying to create combinations of cards. Texas hold 'em is the most popular ruleset for poker, although there are other rulesets, such as Omaha hold'em and pineapple hold'em.
 
Various varients of poker have been included as a minigame in several [[video game]]s.  


[[Rockstar San Diego]] included poker in ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' and [[Rockstar Studios]] included it in ''[[Red Dead Redemption II]]''. Both used Texas hold'em rulesets.
[[Sega]] purchased the game in 1990 and ported it for the [[arcade]] market and its various [[video game console]]s.


[[Ryū ga Gotoku Studio]] included Texas hold'em poker as mini-games in most of their games, including ''[[Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise]]'', ''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]'', ''[[Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth]]'', ''[[Like a Dragon: Ishin!]]'', ''[[Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name]]'', ''[[Lost Judgment]]'', ''[[Yakuza 2|Yakuza Kiwami 2]]'', ''[[Yakuza 3]]'', ''[[Yakuza 4]]'', ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life|Yakuza 6]]'', ''[[Yakuza: Dead Souls]]'', and ''[[Yakuza: Like a Dragon]]''. It also included Omaha hold'em, Pineapple hold'em, and Texas hold'em poker in ''[[Yakuza 0]]'', ''[[Yakuza|Yakuza Kiwami]]'', and ''[[Yakuza 5]]''.
The original version of ''[[Columns (video game)|Columns]]'' was also licensed from Sega to [[Telenet Japan]] for the [[PC Engine]] and to [[SystemSoft]] for the [[PC-8800 series|PC8800]] and [[PC-9800 series]] of [[computer]]s.


[[Telltale|Telltale Games]] created three poker games. ''[[Telltale Texas Hold'em]]'' and ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'', both released only on [[Windows]], included the Texas hold'em rules of poker. ''[[Poker Night 2]]'' for [[iOS]], [[macOS]], [[PlayStation 3]], Windows, and [[Xbox 360]] included both Texas hold'em and Omaha hold'em.
==Video games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Release
!| System
!| Added to museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Columns (video game)|Columns]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Jay Geertsen]]<br />[[Sega R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 14, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Columns II: The Voyage Through Time]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 14, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Columns III: Revenge of Columns]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega CS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 13, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Stack Columns]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega AM1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | September 13, 2021
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Super Columns]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega CS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Game Gear]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | October 31, 2020
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}


[[Category:Blackjack]]
[[Category: Columns]]
[[Category:Club Nintendo]]
[[Category: Series]]
[[Category:My Nintendo]]
[[Category: Series created in 1989]]
[[Category:Playing cards]]
[[Category: Series owned by Sega Sammy Holdings]]
[[Category:Poker]]
[[Category: Series with video games]]

Latest revision as of 22:41, 27 November 2023

Columns logo.jpg
Columns
Developer Jay Geertsen, Sega
Publisher Sega
Platforms See below
Released 1989-present
Added to
Museum
See below

Columns is a Japanese video game series.

It was originally by Jay Geertsen at Hewlett Packard for the open-source X11 windowing system in 1989.

Sega purchased the game in 1990 and ported it for the arcade market and its various video game consoles.

The original version of Columns was also licensed from Sega to Telenet Japan for the PC Engine and to SystemSoft for the PC8800 and PC-9800 series of computers.

Video games

Title Developer Release System Added to museum Notes
Columns Jay Geertsen
Sega R&D1
1989 Arcade September 14, 2021
Columns II: The Voyage Through Time Sega R&D1 1990 Arcade September 14, 2021
Columns III: Revenge of Columns Sega CS 1993 Genesis September 13, 2021
Stack Columns Sega AM1 1994 Arcade September 13, 2021
Super Columns Sega CS 1995 Game Gear October 31, 2020