Table feel
Tarot has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies frequently. However, there is minimal emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Tarot
Players
2-8
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.47
Rating
6.86
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Tarot has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. Although it may take some time to learn, the game offers a fresh and engaging experience with each playthrough.
Luck profile
Tarot has a moderate influence of luck. The game outcome is determined by a balanced mix of random elements and player strategy. While random elements like card draws play a significant role, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning.
Overview
Not to be confused with divinatory tarot, the game of tarot probably comes from Italy. It is played with a 78-card deck that has 56 suited cards (similar to the 52-card Poker deck, with the addition of a Cavalier or Knight court card between the Jack and Queen in each suit), plus 21 suitless trump cards in ascending rank, and one "Fool", similar to the Joker but with differing origins. In the most popular tarot game, called French Tarot in most English-speaking countries, one of the players will be the taker who will be playing against all the other players. The takers' goal is to make a certain amount of points in order to fulfill the contract which the taker player bids on at the beginning of the game. The goal of the other players (called the defense) is to stop the taker from achieving their score. The defense plays as a team against the taker. After receiving their hand, the players will take turns betting on a contract based on whether they think they can achieve the number of points required. The last player to place a bet will become the taker. A large number of European card games are played with either the full tarot deck or a subset of it, often re-faced in Germanic or other Eastern European motifs.
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