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''For the Old Master Print s known as the Mantegna or E/S-series Tarocchi, see Mantegna Tarocchi '' THE NAME TAROCCHI Tarocchi (Italian, plural form of Tarocco), also known as '''Tarock''' (German-Austrian name), '''Tarot''' (French name) and similar names in other languages, is a specific form of Playing Card deck, which in its history was used for different Trick-taking Game s and later for cartomantic interests and Divination (concrete forms appear at least since the article of Court De Gebelin in the year 1781), also as a field for artists to display specific iconographical forms often connected to an ideological system in the background (already a strong factor in the first decks known in 15th century). It is recorded as one of the oldest types of playing card decks known. The playing material (a deck with usually 4×14 normal Italian suits and court cards, which include in contrast to other forms a cavallo or knight, with additional 21 trumps; the suits may differ from other national patterns) is older than the name of the game, which, according to the current state of research, became known in the year 1505 parallel in France (Taraux) and Ferrara (Italy, as Tarocchi) ( Tarot press note ) ( Details ). An earlier form of the game had the name Trionfi or triumphs, this name developed later as general term for trick-taking (trumpfen in German, to trump in English) and disappeared in its original function as deck name. This earlier name of the game is first documented in February 1442, Ferrara {document) . Although the objects are relatively clear of Italian origin (28 notes of the term Trionfi from 1442 – 1463 are counted) {Link without Title} , it seems, that the final name Tarocchi developed from French influence (Italian speakers of today claim that French words with an ending "-ot" had been commonly transformed in endings with "-occo" and "-occhi".) The poet Berni in 1526 still has some mockery for this (still new) word: "Let him look to it, who is pleased with the game of Tarocco, that the only signification of this word Tarocco, is stupid, foolish, simple, fit only to be used by bakers, cobblers, and the vulgar". Various contradicting suggestions have been made in the past to explain the original meaning of the word "Tarot". They range from "old Egyptian origin" to the more prosaic "a cardmaker from the French village Taraux produced Tarot cards". TAROCCHI AS A GAME (MOSTLY AS TAROT OR TAROCK) The game is nowadays known in many variations, first basic rules appear in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona (before 1425; translated text ), the next are known from the year 1637. In Italy the game has become less popular, one version named Tarocco Bolognese: Ottocento has still survived and there are still others played in Piedmont , but the number of games outside of Italy is much higher, there connected to the words Tarot and Tarock . It is played with a Tarot Deck of Playing Card s. The so-called "esoteric" decks used for divination are usually ill-suited for playing, for example the corner symbols are missing; thus there are regular playing decks in the countries where tarocchi is popular. The 78-card deck contains:
TYPICAL RULES OF PLAY Play is typically counter-clockwise; the player to the right of the dealer plays to the first trick. If possible players must follow suit. If following suit is not possible a trump card must be played. The winner of each trick leads the next. After the hand has been played, a score is taken based on the point values of the cards in the tricks each player has managed to capture. ( counting cards ) For the purpose of the rules, the numbering of the trumps are the only thing that matters. The symbolic tarot images customary in . In tarot decks made for playing the game (as opposed to those made for Divination or other esoteric uses), the four Latin suits are replaced in many regions with the French Suits of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. Some variations of the game are played with a 54-card deck (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of hearts and diamonds and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of spades and clubs are discarded). Variations of the game are still played in France , Germany , Italy , Switzerland , Denmark , and especially in the countries on the area of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy, for which even the name ''Tarockanien'' has been coined. EXTERNAL LINKS
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