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The Venetian game of Trappola also spread northwards to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Poland until dying out in the mid-20th century. The Greek word for playing card, "Τράπουλα", is a transliteration of Trappola. [1] It may have entered into the Greek language from the Venetian-occupied Ionian Islands during the 16th century. In Corfu, Aspioti-ELKA produced Venetian pattern cards until the Greco-Italian War. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Tarot was elaborated by occultists and transformed into a medium for esoteric ideas. The prevailing theory of their magical and divinatory origin was developed then, including the association with Egypt. It was made in single-ended format until around the mid-20th century after which time double-ended versions are more usual. When this happens some features of the old cards are lost.

obtained the highest "prime" (literally, primiera), erroneously referred to as simply "capturing the majority of sevens". Kings seated on thrones is a format found in other early Italian cards, as well as early Swiss and German cards.became Westernised. The typical Italian suit system uses the same symbolic objects as the Spanish (cups, coins, swords and clubs), with some differences of The “prime” for each team is determined by selecting the team’s “best” card in each of the four suits, and totaling those four cards’ point values. When calculating the prime, a separate point scale is used. The player with the highest number of points using this separate point scale gets one point toward the game score as listed in (d) above. The Guildhall Library Tarocchi cards (shown below) believed to have been painted during the 15th century contain curious symbols and iconography.

With such a high degree of point-awarding combinations and the possibility of scoring dozens of points in a single hand, Cirulla games are tense affairs, where seemingly desperate situations can be reversed in a matter of minutes. As a result, the game is typically played until a player (or team, if playing the 4-player partnership variant) reaches 51 points. However, if a player or team manages to capture all diamonds in one round, they win the game immediately. Be careful about leaving high-value cards or coins on the table, as your opponent may be able to capture them on their turn. It’s generally safer to play cards that match cards already on the table to avoid giving your opponent an easy capture. Capturing French regional pattern sheets and French non-regional pattern sheets at i-p-c-s.org. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

Cards from Bologna are sold in two sets, the 40 card Primiera Bolognese set and the 62 card Tarocco Bolognese set. The Primiera set is used for standard games like Primero while the Tarocco set is used to play Tarocchini. The Primiera set goes from ranks Ace to 7, Knave, Knight, and King. The Tarocco set goes from ranks 6 to 10, Knave, Knight, Queen, King, and Ace. All ranks that they share in common appear very similar but are not identical. in the second half of the fourteenth century, and that European cards evolved from the suit system and composition of these cards.

Above: detail from “La Sala de Las Batallas” mural painting in El Escorial palace (Madrid) produced by a team of Italian artists overseen by Orazio Cambiasso, late 16th century. Above First Card: Judgement from the Thai Anatta Tarot showing a Buddha judging souls before they enter the afterlife.

Cards of Spanish style occur in those parts of Italy formerly under Spanish influence, such as Napoletane, Piacentine, Romagnole, 'Sarde' and Sicilian patterns. Above: an interesting mix of intelletual influences can be seen in this late 15th century hand-painted tarot from Italy more→ It is rewarding to investigate these mysteries for their own sake, but they were not necessarily intended to be part of the original game. In some regions of Calabria (especially near Cosenza), a point is awarded for the seven of cups in addition to the seven of coins. But there are some interesting exceptions in which the symbolism may constitute a metaphysical system.