Computer tech-themed novelty tarot, published pre-Y2K — so some of the references are a bit outdated (but still fun). The major arcana are completely renamed — for example, The Hermit card becomes "Encryption", while the Death card is called "The Layoff". The number for each major arcana card is provided in both standard decimal and in binary notation (e.g., "10001" for card 17, The Star). The minor arcana is a bit harder to map to a standard tarot. For starters, each suit only has eight "pip" cards instead of ten -- a number selected presumably because there are 8 bits in a computer byte. The suits are called "Hosts", "Cubicles", "Networks" and "Discs", but the deck does not document how these correspond to traditional tarot suits (our best guess is Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles respectively). The court cards are titled "Nerds" (Pages, we assume), "Marketeer" (Knights?), "Salesmen" (Queens?), and "CIOs" (Kings, we guess).
Silicon Valley Tarot
Steve Jackson Games
$16.00
- SKU:
- 937
- Gift wrapping:
- Options available
- Configuration:
- 70 cards in standard cardboard tuckbox
- Publication Status:
- Out of Print
- Condition:
- Preowned; Excellent
- Country of Publication:
- U.S.A.
- Publication Year:
- 1998
- Artist:
- Thomas Scoville
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