Logan, North Dakota. Logan is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 194 as of the 2010 census. US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990.
Who invented playing cards and what is the origin of 'Hearts', 'Diamonds', 'Clubs' and 'Spades'? PLAYING cards were invented by the Chinese before AD1000. They reached Europe around 1360, not directly from China but from the Mameluke empire of Egypt. The history of suitmarks demonstrates a fascinating interplay between words, shapes and concepts.
While the rules of Mesopotamian Checkers are unknown, historians do know the rules of an ancient Egyptian Checkers game called Alquerque. This game may have originated about 1400 BCE, and was popular until the Middle Ages. In 1100 CE, a new version of Checkers, Fierges, was invented by a Frenchman.