crobertsbmw/deckofcards

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1425 stars · 369 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A REST API service that simulates drawing from one or more decks of playing cards, with shuffle, draw, and pile management endpoints. It is written in Python (Django) and can be self-hosted or used via the hosted instance at deckofcardsapi.com.

Use cases

• simulate drawing cards for a card game backend
• shuffle a deck of cards via an API
• build a blackjack or poker prototype without implementing deck logic
• self-host a card deck API with Docker
• get random playing cards as JSON for a web app

When to choose

• you need card deck simulation over HTTP without writing game logic
• you want a simple self-hostable REST API for card games
• you need deterministic deck state with pile management across requests

When to avoid

• you need a full card game engine with rules and win detection
• you need offline/in-process card shuffling in your own language
• you need high-throughput game server logic beyond simple deck operations

Facets

service · maturity stable

http-server api-framework simulation apis gaming-tools web-development python self-hosted cards deck-of-cards rest-api game-simulation django docker web-server

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