Why do most card games only allow 4 copies of a card?

Clifford Gombos: Because then everyone would put in the strongest cards over and over again. Not very fun if you think about it.

Carlton Lastrapes: Let's say we're playing a game of "I Declare War". We shuffle and deal the cards. Let's say hypothetically, I get all 4 aces, all 4 kings, all 4 queens, and all 4 Jacks. How soon do you think it will take me to win this game? I've got the highest 16 cards out of 52, the odds are stacked against you. When you play strategical games like Yu-Gi-Oh and M:TG, it helps to know that someone has won because they have outmaneuvered you and not because they had better cards than you...Yu-Gi-Oh only allows each card to be a maximum 7.5% of a deck. With numbers that small, it keeps gameplay competitive....Show more