Cthulhu Dark Arts Tarot

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Creator: Maxime Le Dain

Illustrator: Førtifem

Number of cards: 78

Booklet pages: 160

Published: October 14, 2021

Publisher: Bragelonne Games

Card size: 85 x 165 mm XL

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.

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The Cthulhu Dark Arts Tarot (also marketed as "Tarot Lovecraft") by Maxime Le Dain and illustration duo Førtifem translates H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos into a complete 78-card tarot with 22 major and 56 minor arcana. Le Dain, himself a long-time Lovecraft translator, devised the symbolism for every card and wrote the framing story around the fictional art historian Isaac S. Jefferson, who presents the deck as a supposedly ancient, "original" tarot. Førtifem – known for their artwork in the metal music scene – first drew all the illustrations by hand before coloring them digitally. At 85 x 165 mm, the cards are notably larger than a classic tarot, echoing the format of the historical Visconti-Sforza tarot. A 32-page booklet provides an introduction to the card meanings.

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