after looking at the symbolism and creating cards for them, i felt like it was almost a set of fortune telling cards. which is what led me to create the paper fortune telling game based on the symbolism and proverbs for the colour red.
i like the idea of fortune telling and the concept of 'being handed a set of cards of fortune' and maybe i could find a way to make fortune cards? or tarot cards?
tarot cards are for play too!
The tarot (first known as tarocchi, also tarock and similar names), pronounced /ˈtæroʊ/, is a pack of cards (most commonly numbering 78), used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot. From the late 18th century until the present time the tarot has also found use by mystics and occultists in efforts at divination or as a map of mental and spiritual pathways.
The tarot has four suits corresponding to the suits of conventional playing cards. Each of these suits has pip cards numbering from ace to ten and four face cards for a total of 14 cards. In addition, the tarot is distinguished by a separate 21-card trump suit and a single card known as the Fool. Depending on the game, the Fool may act as the top trump or may be played to avoid following suit.[1]
The original purpose of tarot cards was for playing games,[21][22][23] the first basic rules appearing in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona before 1425.[24] The game of tarot is known in many variations (mostly cultural); the first basic rules for the game of Tarocco appear in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona (before 1425; translated text), and the next are known from the year 1637. In Italy the game has become less popular; one version named Tarocco Bolognese: Ottocento has still survived and there are still others played in Piedmont, but the number of games outside of Italy is much higher. The French tarot game is the most popular in its native country and there are regional tarot games often known as tarock, tarok, or tarokk widely played in central Europe.
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here is a show of the evolving from tarot cards to playing cards.
my cards were inspired by regular playing cards, which is what led me to place symbols on a white background and rounded corners.
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