Swiss Tarot

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Jupiter, the fifth trump

The Swiss Tarot deck is a 78-card deck used for the tarot card games Troccas and Troggu. It is also sometimes called the JJ Tarot due to the replacement of the usual second and fifth trumps with cards depicting Juno and Jupiter, or as 1JJ Tarot in reference to the catalog number of a common release of the deck by A.G. Müller. [a]

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History

The deck is derived from the Tarot de Besançon, which itself comes from the Tarot of Marseilles. [1] [2] It is an Italian suited pack which substitutes the figures of Juno and Jupiter in place of the Popess and Pope of the Tarot of Marseilles. The first version was produced between 1831 and 1838 in the card factory of Johann Georg Rauch. It was the first tarot pack made by the factory and was unexpectedly successful in the American market. The first version was manufactured, unaltered, by his successor, Johannes Müller in Diessenhofen until 1860. [3]

In 1965 the Swiss card game firm, A.G. Müller, issued a reprint which is distinguished by its cleaner lines. The alternative name for the pack comes from this edition, the "1" simply being a number within the product line and "JJ" the replacement of 2 trumps by Juno and Jupiter.

Cards

The face cards are not double headed and both the trumps and pip cards use additive Roman numeral indexing. The lack of modern features like vertically symmetrical face cards, corner indices, and Arabic numerals has made this deck unpopular for tarot players outside of their native communities. For example, the French-speaking Swiss (Romands) prefer using the Tarot Nouveau to play French tarot. It is still the official deck for Troccas tournaments.

Troggu players use the German version. Troccas players use the French-language version but refer to their cards with their Romansh (Rhæto-Romanic) nicknames. [4] In 2016, A.G. Müller began printing of Sursilvan captioned packs for Troccas players on behalf of Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha. The names of the trump cards are as follows:

Trump Cards (Trümpfe/Trumfs)

#CaptionRhæto-RomanicImage
EnglishGermanFrenchSursilvanName(s)Translation
The Fool Der NarrLe MatIl Narril narrThe Fool
Troccas-0-der-narr.jpg
I The Magician Der MagierLe BateleurIl Bagatil bagatthe shell game player
Swiss Tarrot trump card I, The Magician (1JJ).jpg
II Junon La Gaglina
  • la gaglina
  • la biua
  • the chicken
  • the chicken (baby-talk)
Swiss Tarrot trump card II, Junon (1JJ).jpg
III The Empress Die HerrscherinL'ImpératriceL'imperatural'imperaturathe empress
Swiss Tarrot trump card III, The Empress (1JJ).jpg
IIII The Emperor Der HerrscherL'EmpereurIgl Imperaturigl imperaturthe emperor
1JJ Tarot - Trump 04 - German - Der Herrscher.jpg
V Jupiter
  • il da Cuoz
  • il Diu fauls
  • the man from Cuoz (a suburb of Disentis)
  • the false God
Tarot 1JJ - Jupiter.png
VI The Lovers Die LiebendenL'AmoureuxIls Inamurails inamuraithe lovers
Swiss Tarrot trump card VI, The Lovers (1JJ).jpg
VII The Chariot Der WagenLe ChariotIl Carr
  • il carr
  • la Catrina en crotscha
  • the carriage
  • Catherine's chariot
1JJ Tarot - Trump 07 - English - The Chariot.jpg
VIII Justice GerechtigkeitLa JusticeLa Giustia
  • la giustia
  • la stadera
  • Justice
  • the scales
Swiss Tarrot trump card VIII, Justice (1JJ).jpg
VIIII The Hermit Der EremitL'ErmiteIl Paderil paderthe monk
Swiss Tarrot trump card VIIII, The Hermit (1JJ).jpg
X Wheel of Fortune Rad des SchicksalsLa Roue de FortuneLa Roda dalla Fortuna
  • la roda dalla fortuna
  • la ventira
  • the wheel of Fortune
  • fortune
Swiss Tarrot trump card X, Wheel of Fortune (1JJ).jpg
XI Strength KraftLa ForceLa Forzala forzastrength
1JJ Tarot - Trump 11 - French - La Force.jpg
XII The Hanged Man Der GehängteLe PenduIl Pendiuil pendiuthe hanged man
Swiss Tarrot trump card XII, The Hanged Man (1JJ).jpg
XIII Death Der TodLa MortLa Mortla mortdeath
Troccas-13-der-tod.jpg
XIIII Temperance Die MässigkeitTempéranceIgl Aunghel
  • la tempronza
  • igl aunghel
  • Temperance
  • the angel
1JJ Tarot - Trump 14 - English - Temperance.jpg
XV The Devil Der TeufelLe DiableIl Giavel
  • il giavel
  • il da cornas
  • il naucli
  • il bab dallas femnas
  • the devil
  • the one with the horns
  • the Evil One
  • the Father of Women
1JJ Tarot - Trump 15 - German - Der Teufel.jpg
XVI The Tower Der TurmLa Maison de DieuIl Tiaratriembel
  • la casa da Diu
  • il tiaratriembel
  • il cametg
  • la Cadi
  • la claustra barschada
  • the house of God
  • the earthquake
  • lightning
  • the Church
  • the burning monastery
1JJ Tarot - Trump 16 - French - La Maison de Dieu.jpg
XVII The Star Der SternL'ÉtoileLas Steilaslas steilasthe stars
Swiss Tarrot trump card XVII, The Star (1JJ).jpg
XVIII The Moon Der MondLa LuneLa Glinala glinathe moon
Swiss Tarrot trump card XVIII, The Moon (1JJ).jpg
XVIIII The Sun Die SonneLe SoleilIl Suleglil suleglthe sun
Swiss Tarrot trump card XVIIII, The Sun (1JJ).jpg
XX Judgment GerichtLe JugementIl Truament
  • la dertgira
  • ils bluts
  • la giuventetgna
  • il truament
  • (divine) Judgement
  • the naked ones
  • youth
  • the tribunal
Swiss Tarrot trump card XX, Judgement (1JJ).jpg
XXI The World Die WeltLe MondeIl Mund
  • il mund
  • la vaca
  • la biala
  • il min
  • il miau
  • la ferma
  • the world
  • the cow
  • beauty
  • the cat (baby-talk)
  • the cat
  • beauty
1JJ Tarot - Trump 21 - French - Le Monde.jpg

Suit Cards

Suit
Number
Cups Pentacles Swords Wands
Ace
Swiss Tarot, ace of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ace of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ace of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ace of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
2
Swiss Tarot, two of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, two of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, two of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, two of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
3
Swiss Tarot, three of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, three of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, three of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, three of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
4
Swiss Tarot, four of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, four of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, four of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, four of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
5
Swiss Tarot, five of cup (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, five of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, five of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, five of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
6
Swiss Tarot, six of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, six of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, six of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, six of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
7
Swiss Tarot, seven of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, seven of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, seven of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, seven of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
8
Swiss Tarot, eight of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, eight of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, eight of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, eight of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
9
Swiss Tarot, nine of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, nine of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, nine of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, nine of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
10
Swiss Tarot, ten of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ten of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ten of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, ten of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Page
Swiss Tarot, page of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, page of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, page of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, page of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Knight
Swiss Tarot, knight of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, knight of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, knight of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, knight of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Queen
Swiss Tarot, queen of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, queen of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, queen of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, queen of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
King
Swiss Tarot, king of cups (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, king of pentacles (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, king of swords (1JJ;Troccas).jpg
Swiss Tarot, king of wands (1JJ;Troccas).jpg

Footnotes

  1. "Swiss Tarot" is the name recommended by the International Playing-Card Society. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Swiss Tarot at i-p-c-s.org. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. Mann, Sylvia (1990). All Cards on the Table. Leinfelden: Deutsches Spielkarten-Museum. pp. 166–168, 172.
  3. Ruh, Max (2005) Schaffhauser Spielkarten. Schweizer Pioniere der Wirtschaft und Technik. Verein für wirtschaftshistorische Studien, Zurich 2005, ISBN   3-909059-32-5, pp 27–31, 52 and 73.
  4. McLeod, John. Troccas at pagat.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.