When I was trying to learn C at 15 or so I tried to implement Solitaire crypto from cryptonomicon as part of some programming challenge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire_(cipher)

Failed but learnt a lot about memory management :)

There's a "simplified" implementation of it here: https://sos-cer.github.io/sssolitaire/

What is RC4?

A formerly-popular cipher that works better than you'd expect given its extreme simplicity--simple enough that you can encrypt and decrypt it by hand with a deck of cards.

Nowadays it's insecure though, so you should never use it.

Old encryption algorithm, don't use it.

Infamous for "kerberoasting", among other exploits.

Is that - don't use it ... with playing cards?

A stream cipher.