Playing cards may assist stroke recovery. The act of holding objects and using hands and arms in some activities may increase motor skills. “…the type of task used for motor rehabilitation might be less relevant, as long as it is intensive, repetitive and gets the hands and arms moving…Approximately half of the patients, at random, were then allocated to the Wii rehab, while the rest were asked to do other recreational activities, such as playing cards…Both groups showed significant improvement in their motor skills at the end of the two weeks and four weeks later.” Other activities that appeared to be beneficial included playing Jenga® and bingo