Just to give people some perspective on prices... In 2022 I paid about 8 euros for a Ducale brand deck in an airport in France. You won't find them that cheap in the states, but that's an idea of what they would be going for in a more ideal situation. Great video. I enjoyed the explanations and thanks to videos like yours, I hope to be playing tarot with more people in the future.
a small correction perhaps: I don't think there's such a thing as a spanish suited tarot deck, as no tarocco/tarot/tarock game was ever played there as far as its known. There's a sicilian portugese/italo-portugese suited tarocco deck, and more historical ones over central & southern italy, but that's not at all the same thing. Thanks for making a very nice overview of the french deck though!
You could call the King the 'Rex' as a mnemonic for 'R' in French packs. While this Latin word (related indeed to 'roi') is not in common use, most people have heard things like 'Oedipus Rex' or 'Tyrannosaurus Rex'. Also related to the word 'regal'. As of May 2022, Amazon lists something called 'Tarot of Loka' for $10 - it has its own assortment of suits, but has corner indices for all 78 cards (and its own rulebook and two more cards), and so should be pretty practical for various forms of tarot games with a relatively low entry cost. I think this game is out of print. Tarot is the second most popular French card game; the most popular is Belote, which is about a hundred years old. Have you covered that yet? "Jolly game of bridge we could have with these," Ralph remarked. "I lead the Hanged Man." - Charles Williams, 'The Greater Trumps'
@@riffleshuffleandroll Awesome!! Looking4ward 2 those game vids. There’s also Solitarot, which is a great simple Solitaire game that really helps familiarise with the card variety of tarot.
I believe the Corner Indices for the face cards (aka. royal cards, heads) R = Roi, D = Dame (in French this may be any noble female, similar to 'Lady-'), C = Chevalier (Knight), V = Valet (Page, Jack, Knave). The original Mamluk suits were King, Knight, Knave but the Italians substituted the Queen for the Knight in the late 1300s, then when tarot came in the 1400s they put the Knight back in to the suits. The French suits use Dame instead of Reine (French for Queen) so that the King and Queen are not BOTH 'R' which would make them need to use 'Ro' and 'Re'.
having french and italian heritage and other euro races i got a penchant for cards lol but id never do witchcraft, why cant games stay games? peace out!
Are there many two player games with this deck? Also, I was able to locate this exact deck and also in blue on ebay for a little under $14 w/ free shipping. 😊
Here is a promising link for some games: www.quora.com/Are-there-any-two-player-card-games-played-with-tarot-cards I am still learning about the world of Tarot games. :)
@@riffleshuffleandroll I haven't purchased it yet because I want to make sure I can do two-player games. My social network has been depleted in the last 18 months. 😂🤣
I agree the french deck is the easiest way to introduce people to the game. That's what my local players mostly use.
I get that, although I'm also a deck nerd (or snob is maybe more accurate) ;)
A cool little intro to the tarot card gaming world. I should play more often!!
Just to give people some perspective on prices...
In 2022 I paid about 8 euros for a Ducale brand deck in an airport in France. You won't find them that cheap in the states, but that's an idea of what they would be going for in a more ideal situation.
Great video. I enjoyed the explanations and thanks to videos like yours, I hope to be playing tarot with more people in the future.
Thank you for watching ☺️
a small correction perhaps: I don't think there's such a thing as a spanish suited tarot deck, as no tarocco/tarot/tarock game was ever played there as far as its known. There's a sicilian portugese/italo-portugese suited tarocco deck, and more historical ones over central & southern italy, but that's not at all the same thing.
Thanks for making a very nice overview of the french deck though!
Beautiful cards and French tarot is quite interesting game.
Thank you mentioning my Sparrow Game Cards at the end 👍😀
You are welcome!
You could call the King the 'Rex' as a mnemonic for 'R' in French packs. While this Latin word (related indeed to 'roi') is not in common use, most people have heard things like 'Oedipus Rex' or 'Tyrannosaurus Rex'. Also related to the word 'regal'.
As of May 2022, Amazon lists something called 'Tarot of Loka' for $10 - it has its own assortment of suits, but has corner indices for all 78 cards (and its own rulebook and two more cards), and so should be pretty practical for various forms of tarot games with a relatively low entry cost. I think this game is out of print.
Tarot is the second most popular French card game; the most popular is Belote, which is about a hundred years old. Have you covered that yet?
"Jolly game of bridge we could have with these," Ralph remarked. "I lead the Hanged Man." - Charles Williams, 'The Greater Trumps'
Thanks for the comment! That Loka Tarot deck is really nice. Still available on Amazon! I have not covered Belote yet, but it is on the to-do list. :D
Awesome presentation. This is a great deck. I have the blueback one.
Rói is French 4 King.
The Marseille Tarot design form is great also. Cheers!!
Thank you! I will cover some games using the deck soon. I am super impressed with Fournier products, and this is my favorite Tarot deck by far. :)
@@riffleshuffleandroll Awesome!! Looking4ward 2 those game vids.
There’s also Solitarot, which is a great simple Solitaire game that really helps familiarise with the card variety of tarot.
@@Psychedelicide I will look into that!
@@Psychedelicide Can you help me find a write up for how to play?
I believe the Corner Indices for the face cards (aka. royal cards, heads) R = Roi, D = Dame (in French this may be any noble female, similar to 'Lady-'), C = Chevalier (Knight), V = Valet (Page, Jack, Knave). The original Mamluk suits were King, Knight, Knave but the Italians substituted the Queen for the Knight in the late 1300s, then when tarot came in the 1400s they put the Knight back in to the suits. The French suits use Dame instead of Reine (French for Queen) so that the King and Queen are not BOTH 'R' which would make them need to use 'Ro' and 'Re'.
The names of the court cards are:
Roi
Dame
Chevalier
Valet
having french and italian heritage and other euro races i got a penchant for cards lol but id never do witchcraft, why cant games stay games? peace out!
Hard to get these decks so I got the rider waite playing card deck with all the classic rider deck images
I’ve checked that deck out a couple times, but I have not pulled the trigger.
Are there many two player games with this deck?
Also, I was able to locate this exact deck and also in blue on ebay for a little under $14 w/ free shipping. 😊
Here is a promising link for some games: www.quora.com/Are-there-any-two-player-card-games-played-with-tarot-cards
I am still learning about the world of Tarot games. :)
@@riffleshuffleandroll Thank you for the info!
You are welcome. I am glad you found a deck
@@riffleshuffleandroll I haven't purchased it yet because I want to make sure I can do two-player games. My social network has been depleted in the last 18 months. 😂🤣
Same here!
I have these cards…but how do you play the game?
There are many games played with this deck. I have a video for Troggu on my channel. That is the only one so far though. =^)
@@riffleshuffleandroll I was thinking that you can play one game called French Tarot…btw. meanwhile I learned how to play and play online now 💪🏼
@@Mila-uw5sz awesome! I’m glad you are able to play it. =^)
I building a Simpsons version based on the episode The Serfsons