What decks have more than 78 cards?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 21 Nov 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Oni	21 Nov 2004
I have been looking for some decks tarot or other wise that r more than the standord 78 cards. Does anyone know of any? I know of like a 1 or 2 but not that many. thanks

Moonbow*	21 Nov 2004
The Minchiate decks have 97 cards, they include the astrological signs, the four elements and the four virtues as well. They are nice decks IMO but need alot of study. I tried, but had to devote my time to other decks instead. One day I hope to go back to them.

HudsonGray	21 Nov 2004
The New Vision Tarot (by O'Dell & Shandra, 1985) has 100 cards--an extra suit of spirit and additions to the majors.

Gerbear	21 Nov 2004
The Transformational/Gotthold, and the Transformational/Butler, both have 100 cards.

Rusty Neon	21 Nov 2004
Here's a link to 80 decks that either are tarot or call themselves tarot and have 79 or more cards. http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?search_type=advanced&pageenter=0

Utuku	21 Nov 2004
Quest Tarot has 80 cards. The normal ones (with different court cards though), plus two others: The Multiverse and the Blank Card.

Gerbear	21 Nov 2004
Rusty Neon wrote: Here's a link to 80 decks that either are tarot or call themselves tarot and have 79 or more cards. http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?search_type=advanced&pageenter=0 Another one not on this list is the Rocambole Tarot, with 90 cards.

Astraea	21 Nov 2004
The Grand Etteilla is a divination deck with over 74 cards;The Deva Tarot published by Piatnik has well over 74 cards (because it has a fifth suit).

Rusty Neon	21 Nov 2004
Astraea wrote: The Grand Etteilla is a divination deck with over 74 cards;The Deva Tarot published by Piatnik has well over 74 cards (because it has a fifth suit). The Grand Etteilla Tarot has exactly 78 cards.

Huck	21 Nov 2004
Ghisi, Labyrinth Game http://www.levity.com/alchemy/labarinto.html Mah Jongg is existent as card-game, 144 elements Various other Chinese, Japanese and Indian games. Noted by Sylvia Mann: China Domino-cards, 84 cards, from 1910 Domino cards, 126 cards, , ca. 1900 Mah-Jongg-cards with 148, ca 1965 Chess cards with 112 cards Japan: E-awase Karta, 100 crds, ca. 1800 Uta garuta, 200 cards, ca. 1800 Jisanka e-iri uta garuta, 300 cards, early 19th (with poems) Iroha-Karuta, 96 cards, game with words Dosai karuta, 136, proverbs Normal double decks 2x52 + Jokers and more In our Museum: Deva Tarot: http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00205.htm Angel Voices: http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00205.htm Astro-Fable http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d02416.htm Collecting Mushrooms and others: http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00114.htm http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00115.htm http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00116.htm http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00117.htm http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00120.htm http://www.trionfi.com/01/j/i/gambler_ru/d00457.htm

Astraea	21 Nov 2004
Thanks for the correction, Rusty Neon. Somehow my memory had turned it into a higher number.

WolfyJames	21 Nov 2004
There's also the Faery Wicca Tarot (Yates and Stepanich) that contains five extra cards, one Tree of Life (00) and the others being gifts.

Huck	21 Nov 2004
Thomas Murner presented 1502 and 1507 two didactical decks, which (probably both) had more than 78 cards. http://www.geocities.com/tarocchi7/murner.html The Cary-Yale Tarocchi probably had more than 78 cards. http://trionfi.com/0/j/d/CaryYale/ I don't know, how much cards Pokemon etc. have, but much more. Other collectible cards should be mentioned, baseball, soccer players, etc..

blue_fusion	22 Nov 2004
the sakki-sakki tarot by our very own M-Press has a 79th card. :)

WolfSpirit	22 Nov 2004
The Shapeshifter Tarot has 3 extra majors. The Tarot of the Spirit has 1 extra card, I think it is meant as a "blank" (I never use it) The Parrott Tarot has 4 extra cards: the deck has an extra court card in all 4 suits, called the Mentor.

truelighth	22 Nov 2004
The Tarot in de Herstelde Orde (Tarot in the Restored Order) from Onno Doctors Van Leeuwen has 80 cards. It is a Dutch deck that claims to have restored the two missing cards. Nice theory and a nice deck, but I personally don't believe two cards were ever missing. Anyway, it fits this category.

Oni	22 Nov 2004
i ment this as decks that r out there and buyable. hehee. some of the decks u all mentained dont seem to be in print or very very hard to get. thanks for the inof though RustyNeon, your link did not work

Gerbear	22 Nov 2004
Oni wrote: RustyNeon, your link did not work You can always go to Tarot Garden and search. Use advanced search, and indicate that you want to see all decks with 79 cards or more, then hit the button. The listings tell you if it's available or not.

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