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 or 1JJ Tarot due to the presence of the cards representing Juno and Jupiter.[lower-alpha 1]

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 (see below).

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.

Troccas players use the French-language version but refer to their cards with their Romansh (Rhæto-Romanic) nicknames.[4] Troggu players use the German version. The names of the trump cards are as follows:

Number Caption Rhæto-Romanic
FrenchGermanEnglish Name(s)Translation
O Le MatDer NarrThe Fool il matto The Fool
I Le BateleurDer MagierThe Magician il bagat the shell game player
II Junon
  • la gaglina
  • la biua
  • the chicken
  • the chicken (baby-talk)
III L'ImpératriceDie HerrscherinThe Empress l'imperatura the empress
IIII L'EmpéreurDer HerrscherThe Emperor igl imperatur the emperor
V Jupiter
  • il da Cuoz
  • il Diu fauls
  • the man from Cuoz (a suburb of Disentis)
  • the false God
VI L'AmoureuxDie LiebendenThe Lovers ils inamurai the lovers
VII Le ChariotDer WagenThe Chariot
  • il carr
  • la Catrina en crotscha
  • the carriage
  • Catherine's chariot
VIII La JusticeGerechtigkeitJustice
  • la giustia
  • la stadera
  • Justice
  • the scales
VIIII L'ErmiteDer EremitThe Hermit il pader the monk
X La Roue de FortuneRad des SchicksalsWheel of Fortune
  • la roda dalla fortuna
  • la ventira
  • the wheel of Fortune
  • fortune
XI La ForceKraftStrength la forza strength
XII Le PenduDer GehängteThe Hanged Man il pendiu the hanged man
XIII La MortDer TodDeath la mort death
XIIII TempéranceDie MässigkeitTemperance
  • la tempronza
  • igl aunghel
  • Temperance
  • the angel
XV Le DiableDer TeufelThe Devil
  • 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
XVI La Maison de DieuDer TurmThe Tower
  • 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
XVII L'ÉtoileDer SternThe Star las steilas the stars
XVIII La LuneDer MondThe Moon la glina the moon
XVIIII Le SoleilDie SonneThe Sun il sulegl the sun
XX Le JugementGerichtJudgment
  • la dertgira
  • ils bluts
  • la giuventetgna
  • (divine) Judgement
  • the naked ones
  • youth
XXI Le MondeDie WeltThe World
  • il mund
  • la vaca
  • la biala
  • il min
  • il miau
  • la ferma
  • the world
  • the cow
  • beauty
  • the cat (baby-talk)
  • the cat
  • beauty

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.
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