Mini cards for tiny hands

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 31 Mar 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

ncefafn	31 Mar 2004
I have rather smallish hands, and while I can handle most standard-size Tarot decks, I really like the smaller decks. I do have the mini Rider-Waite, but I'd like to branch out a little, and I knew if I could find a list of miniature or small decks anywhere, it would be from the erudite people here at Aeclectic. So . . . what's your favorite miniature Tarot deck? Kim

rota	31 Mar 2004
There's a tarot that comes in a little purple box, with the title as simply 'Tarot, the complete kit'. It's about 2.75" x 3". The publisher is Running Press. I got one at a Barnes & Noble for $8- or so. It probably has some better name that savvy tarotists here will know... but, as a tarot deck, it's pleasing to the eye, and of a size that would be easy to carry.

dolphingirl	01 Apr 2004
The deck by Running press is also called the Tarot Nova and can be seen at http://www.tarotpassages.com/novadeck.htm You might check out the threads on pocket decks as we had quite a list of decks going there. There is a pocket Hansen Roberts deck that is really nice and the Universal tarot is also in a pocket edition if you want something Rider waite.

fairyhedgehog	01 Apr 2004
And the usual size Hanson-Roberts is smaller than normal tarot decks and is my favourite deck.

Le_Corsair	01 Apr 2004
Lo Scarabeo offers a mini Universal Tarot by Roberto de Angelis that is a good alternative to the RWS, if you don't like Pamela Coleman Smith's artwork. Bob :THERM

Myrrha	01 Apr 2004
I don't use my Nigel Jackson much anymore because of the huge cards. The Heron Marseilles deck is the perfect size, it is a little larger than the Hanson-Roberts but smaller than the Lo Scarabeo standard size. The IJJ Swiss deck is also a nice small size without being miniature. If my Crystal and Secret Tarots came in a size that was 1/2 inch smaller I'd love it as the Lo Scarabeo cards are just a little too big to be comfortable. --Myrrha

ncefafn	01 Apr 2004
Thank you, everyone, for your responses! I'm going to check those decks out. Kim

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