Tell Me
Simplified 78-card tarot for beginners using ask-choose-answer method.
by Arik Eyal, Nir Cassuto · Self Published · 2007
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The record
The Tell Me Tarot is a simplified set of 78 cards, designed to make it easier for Tarot beginners to use. As it says on the box, all you need to do is Ask a question; Choose a card; Receive an answer! The Tell Me Tarot, the creation of Arik Eyal and Nir Cassuto, was originally published in Israel under another name (later changed due to an existing trademark registration). Its now been republished by US Games, with some very minor modifications to the original version, which are mostly limited to editing or clarifying the meanings on the cards. The Rider-Waite Tarot was the obvious jumping-off point for the Tell Me Tarot. The overall feel is the same; the same black-outlined drawings filled in with flat colour, in hues very similar to Pamela Colman-Smiths cards. Looking more closely, the scenes are a little sparser, a little more fairy-tale, and a little less detailed -- overt occult symbolism has been removed, and potentially frightening or offensive images have been altered. The Lovers are modestly clothed, there is no-one falling from the crumbling Tower, the Devil is wearing a white cloak with only the top of his head (with a single horn, pointed ears and red eyes) visible
The cards
