Prshak Playing Cards

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Creator: Josef Kratochvíl

Number of cards: 32

Published: March 1, 2020

Card size: 56 x 89 mm M

Card formats

The size class is based on the longer side of the card. A deck released in several versions can have more than one class.

S: Extra small editions (mini) up to 80 mm
M: Standard playing card size and pocket tarot 81–105 mm
L: Standard tarot cards, many oracle cards 106–125 mm
XL: Large oracle cards and extra large tarot cards from 126 mm

Typical formats

Card type	Size	Class
Mini cards (mini tarot, mini Lenormand)	44 × 63 mm	S
Lenormand, classic small size (e.g. Altes Lenormand)	44 × 75 mm	S
Playing cards, bridge size (also used for Lenormand and pocket tarot decks)	57 × 89 mm	M
Playing cards, poker size	63 × 88 mm	M
Tarot, standard size (e.g. Rider-Waite-Smith)	70 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards in tarot size (most common oracle size)	70 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards, wide	85 × 120 mm	L
Oracle cards, large	89 × 127 mm	XL
Oracle cards, tall	89 × 146 mm	XL

Rounded guide values, many converted from inches (e.g. poker 2.5 × 3.5 in, tarot 2.75 × 4.75 in). Sizes vary by publisher. There is no single standard size for oracle or Lenormand cards.

The graphic shows typical example sizes (width × height in mm) in true proportion to each other. This deck's formats are highlighted.

folklore

Prshak is a 32-card deck for the classic Czech card games: Prší (a game similar to Crazy Eights), Mariáš, Ferbl, Zelená louka and more. The rules stay the same, only the cards are new: original illustrations inspired by medieval manuscripts, heraldry and alchemical texts, with motifs such as the lion and the basilisk.

Prshak comes in two variants. "Středověk" (Middle Ages) shows heraldic figures in the style of medieval woodcuts. "Slovanské potvory" (Slavic creatures) features beings from Slavic folk tales such as the Polednice, Baba Yaga, Vodník, Čert and Striga. Both variants have single-headed cards on 350 gsm card stock and come in a linen pouch instead of a box.

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