TAROT DECKS DEATHMATCH: just a flashing glossy new idea of mine! :-)

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 07 Mar 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Pollux	07 Mar 2002
Wouldn't it be great to have polls about decks? To put for example two or more decks in competition... HEY GUYS and CALS, this idea is copyrigthed on this forums, and I own the rights, ok? :D I'll have the first poll now, a generic one: Best Rider-Waite Clone. I have kept to a restrained notion of clones (for example, I have not inserted some like hanson roberts that I would have instead...) I LOVE THIS FORUM!!!! THANK YOU SOLANDIA!!! :D

Pollux	07 Mar 2002
I put my vote, you'd better know! :)

Logiatrix	07 Mar 2002
it may be a matter of semantics, but... i tend to divide these various decks between the rider-waite VERSIONS, which are those that maintain pamela coleman-smith's own art, but in numerous colorful manifestations (i.e., albano, diamond, universal waite, etc.). of those, i like the original rider-waite--the one with the floral blue-on-white card-backs. the CLONES, to me, are the decks that utilize the rider-waite symbolism with another artist's style, rendering, and even a new perspective (i.e., morgan-greer, robin wood, hanson-roberts, etc.). of those, i like the morgan-greer the best.

cayacia	07 Mar 2002
I don't have any of these decks. I don't even have a Rider Waite! I didn't really like it very much....am I missing out on something here or do I just have different tastes with my Tarot of the Spirit and Haindl and Goddess Deck and etc. cayacia

silvereye	08 Mar 2002
How can we add in new items? I wanna add this one. a nice clone

Emily	08 Mar 2002
I've had to vote other because my favourite Spiral wasn't listed and it is a sort of 'clone' :)

Major Tom	08 Mar 2002
I had to vote other because, quite naturally, Major Tom's tarot is my favorite! (got to get it finished) :p Yeah Emily! Another Spiral fan!

kayne	08 Mar 2002
I don't actually own a Rider-wait clone but have quite a few books that relate to it... I voted for the one I would most like to own... This poll thing is so cool!!! (You made me laugh Pollux - I pictured the decks actually having a death match World Wrestling style... :D )

Pollux	08 Mar 2002
jmd, you arer fairly right... but I admitted beforehand that obviously notions of clones could vary. Actually, to me Spiral and Morgan Greer, for example, are "inspired", but I can't think of them as clones or versions, using your terms :) However, I think we could have some enlarging... I'll ask the Moderator to include some more ( I also wanted, I told you, to include MOrgan-Greer, Hanson-Roberts, but that almost meant to include them all!!! :) I know they were inspired by R-W, but I don't think of them as clones really...). I'll see what we can do about this... :)

Thirteen	08 Mar 2002
You're just having way too much fun on this new forum of ours ;) So wanna show us what else we can do with it? You've got me curious. What other new tricks can it do?

.dc	08 Mar 2002
heh... clone wars... sounds like the tarot version of what i hope to be the last installment of the star wars saga. i had to vote other as well... actually, i don't many of the rider waite clones. instead i prefer the really out there or more postmodern decks in nature... like the VERTIGO and The Phantasmorganic theater Decks... or the darker ones like the hp lovecraft deck, which i would love to have a copy of but i cannot remember for the life of me if the dude who created it is selling them yet. anyhoo... the idea of a weekly DEATHMATCH poll sounds like fun... pitting two decks next to each other and seeing which one comes out on top... blessed be, .dc

Pollux	08 Mar 2002
Ok, I like this having deatchmatches every week. Who is going to crown me? From now on I'll be [font="Century Gothic"] Pollux, DeckMatch Master [/font] I like this!!! HEY GUYS, I told you, this activity is COPYRIGHTED!!! :D :D :D

Kaleidoscope Eyes	08 Mar 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Major Tom I had to vote other because, quite naturally, Major Tom's tarot is my favorite! (got to get it finished) :p Yeah Emily! Another Spiral fan! Make that three of us! I like the Spiral a lot, and use it guite frequently. However, I voted for the Universal R/W, as I use that one much of the time, too.

jmd	09 Mar 2002
Pollux mentioned above that I was fairly right... but I was not responsible for the list... After some thinking, and though I agree that the Morgan Greer, Spiral and Hanson-Roberts are part of the Rider-Waite/Colman-Smith 'family', I decided that it may be fairer to leave the list as is... there is always the 'other' option. This way, the votes already posted will be a true reflection of the choices (some may otherwise wish to alter their vote). and please be patient with me... I'm only just finding my way through various other, new or changed features on this wonderful and updated forum.

.dc	11 Mar 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Pollux Ok, I like this having deatchmatches every week. [font="Century Gothic"] Pollux, DeckMatch Master [/font] I like this!!! Oh my... what have we done... pollux is er, um...yeah. *bows head* cute... and yes, i do like the idea...of the DeckMatch. i say we keep this going and see um, which decks come on top. blessed be, .dc

Jewel	11 Mar 2002
I had to vote other ... my "other" was for the Robin Wood. I also like the DeckMatch idea. Good going there Pollux ~hands Pollux a US Burger King Crown~

Liliana	11 Mar 2002
Im back finally:P (probs getting my pass) I had to vote Universal Waite simply because the Aquatic isnt available to buy (boooo)

catlin	14 Mar 2002
My fav adaptions of the R/W are the Robin Wood and the Hudes deck. I like the Hudes deck because the colours are soft (ok, some might find it solemn) as a lot of marbled paper is used (don't know how this paper is called in English :( Although I usually prefer vivid colours I sometimes need such a softer one to rest my eyes on it.

Sam	18 Jun 2002
New palladini! what can i say?! it was my first deck, and it is original, not a clone! it is soooooooooooooooooooooooo much better than the rider-waite(socks rider-waite; 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10! New Palladini wins!)

MysticRose	18 Jun 2002
I just voted other too. :-) Thanks for posting the poll Pollux. This will help me on my way to get enough posts to have an avatar by my name. ;-) What is all the conversation about the Spiral Tarot? Is there something wrong with it? I thought the pictures online looked nice so I put it on my wish list under trades in the US. Hope I did a good thing...? Happy Voting everyone. Sky

Pollux	18 Jun 2002
Well, this thread was quite HISTORY... Maybe I'll have to throw the idea again, and put up an Enhanced version... I just don't want to use too much space for this "let's have fun" things, and now i feel so guilty cos I feel like SPAMMING actually... (I am not doing this to increase my number of posts, but only to put off other people making this thread live on! *lol*)

Sam	18 Jun 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Pollux I just don't want to use too much space for this "let's have fun" things, and now i feel so guilty cos I feel like SPAMMING actually... awww....there, there. it's okay pollux! everything will be alright!

AutumnMoonfire	18 Jun 2002
You could post a match among genre too, like feminist, or round decks, or something. I had to vote other because mine wasn't there.

Sam	18 Jun 2002
Quote: Originally posted by AutumnMoonfire I had to vote other because mine wasn't there. If I may ask, which deck of your's is a rider-waite clone?

Pollux	18 Jun 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Sam awww....there, there. it's okay pollux! everything will be alright! Well, I was talking of this when I said spamming... It's ok Sam! everything will be alright! :) Intelligenti Pauca Now, will you let this sink, please? I like the Idea, it was mine! And I also think that it doesn't have to be me to start this "deathmatches", no copyright guys... so get your brains rolling, start your owns and have fun!!! :D

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