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The game of French Tarot is a trick-taking strategy tarot card game played by three to five players using a traditional 78-card tarot deck. The game is played in France and also in French-speaking Canada. It should not be confused with French tarot, which refers to all aspects of cartomancy and games using tarot cards in France.
Tarot games are increasingly popular in Europe, especially in France where French tarot is the second most popular card game after Belote. [17] In Austria , Tarock games, especially Königrufen , have become widespread and there are several major national and international tournaments each year.
Tarot (/ ˈtæroÊŠ /, first known as trionfi and later as tarocchi or tarocks) is a pack of playing cards, used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots, tarot-playing cards spread to most of Europe, evolving into a family of games that includes German ...
Tarot of Marseilles. Cards from 1751. The Tarot of Marseilles is a standard pattern of Italian-suited tarot pack with 78 cards that was very popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing tarot card games and is still produced today. It was probably created in Milan before spreading to much of France, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
French tarot (4 P) Pages in category "French card games" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Tarot card games are played with a Tarock pack, usually of 54 or 78 cards comprising four French suits and a special trump suit of Tarots or Tarocks. The following games are played with such packs: The following games are played with such packs: