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Overall this is a very nice RWS deck - I especially appreciate the respect given ...
Overall this is a very nice RWS deck - I especially appreciate the respect given to Pamela Coleman Smith here. You can find many reviews of this deck in comparison to the other RWS decks online (esp on YouTube) so I am just going to make some points I didn't see elsewhere.
1) The deck is SMALL. In pictures 1 and 2 you can see it compared to my Linestrider deck and an ordinary Bicycle poker deck. It's small enough that it's actually a bit of a challenge to shuffle. This is not necessarily a bad thing, and those with smaller hands may actually appreciate it. I do not find that the pictures are too small to see the details.
2) the cards are significantly more sepia-toned than other RWS decks. I appreciate this because I don't like the oversaturated yellows of the other editions, but the blue tones do suffer a bit and look more gray.
3) the "two samples of Pixie's non-tarot art" are shown in picture 3.
4) if this is your first tarot deck, be warned that the Little White Book is TINY and has very little information. It is not Arthur Wait's original accompanying book. If you've been reading tarot for a while, this is not a deal breaker. And I think this could still be a good first tarot deck, so long as you buy a more comprehensive book about the cards.
5) I quite like the tin. It's a nice size and it's pretty. Note that the picture on top is neither one of the tarot cards nor one of the additional pieces of art.
I bought this deck because I wanted to have an RWS deck for reference, and this one is inexpensive and I like the colors better than the other editions. I'm quite satisfied with my purchase, though I would prefer it if the cards were a bit larger.
May 2017 · Books · verified purchase