But it works great for 13 players, so there's that.

this assumes the entire deck being dealt, which is really rare

But is that rarity cause or effect?

Bridge, Hearts, Pinochle, Spades, BS/Cheat, and President off the top of my head all deal the full deck. The first four tend to be played only with 4 players because it's an even deal, which is too bad

You can throw away the As or Ks to get a lovely (2^4 * 3)-card deck.

Or make a piquet deck like for 500 or Euchre.