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Six tarot decks compared: artwork, finish, size and who each suits. Advice for beginners, a plain explanation of finishes and what comes in each box.

The word tarot names both a card game and a deck for readings. Here is how to tell a divinatory tarot deck from a card game before you buy, and which deck to start with.

What the Sola Busca tarot is (Italy, around 1490, 78 cards), why we do not sell one, and which illustrated or Marseille-tradition decks to look at instead.

What makes a tarot deck original: a stated tradition, 78 cards, card stock, finish and guidebook. A buyer's checklist and two decks with the 1909 illustrations.

A Spanish playing deck has 40 cards and tarot has 78, but the suits share names. See how cartomancy differs from tarot and which illustrated deck to buy when you make the step.

What are tarot cards called in German? A table of the 22 Major Arcana, the four suits and the difference between the German Learning Tarot Deck and the German Edition.