FREE: German Russian Tarock Schafkopf Cards (Tarot Cards). BRAND NEW

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Tarock, recorded as one of the oldest types of card games known, is extensively played in Austria and makes a good introduction to the general principles of Tarot play, serving as a springboard to more advanced 54-card, French-suited card games such as Point Tarock and Königsrufen.[2] The game is widely played in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, and especially in the countries on the area of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, for which even the name Tarockanien has been coined: the Austrian variation of the game is thus still widely popular among all classes and generations in Slovenia, Croatia and in the Czech Republic, while in Hungary different rules are applied.

The tarock decks, popular in Germany and Switzerland, use either the Latin suits of cups, coins, batons and swords, or the German suits of hearts, bells, acorns and leaves. The character representations of the trump cards in non-gaming divinatory tarot is based on representations similar to those found in the Italian tarot decks; Germanic Tarot playing card decks are less likely to feature these characterizations.[5]


I got these off Listia but to be honest I still haven't opened them so I thought they could go to a better home. They are brand new and still in the packet. Shipping in the US is $2.50..