Universal Waite Tarot Deck @ richardeward.com

Universal Waite Tarot Deck
from United States Games Systems

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Striking re-coloring of the traditional Rider Waite
  This beautiful redrawing/coloring by Mary Hanson-Roberts of this most traditional deck is complete with a depth of color that many other versions of the same are lacking. If what you are seeking is a softer alternative to the bold colors and heavy black outlines of the "traditional" Rider deck, you've found it.
  Interpreting this deck is like resting on a soft pillow. This is my original working deck, and is still my second working deck, after the Robin Wood. It's an excellent place for beginners to... more info

• LOL! I am so glad to find other people dislike the original as much as I do!
  I am particularly in agreement with the reviewer who states, "To me reading them was like trying to absorb road directions from an incoherent person who was hitting you over the head with a board!" regarding the original Rider Waite. I never really liked the original because of the strange colors and the bizarre expressions the characters all have! Additionally, the horses are really badly drawn, and as a horse-woman, I find that very annoying. The smoother style of the Universal deck resolves these... more info

• Always the deck I choose
  I love this deck. I learned how to read on the Rider Waite deck, and when I discovered the Universal Waite, I was amazed at the difference. All of the colors and details are so much more enhanced with this deck. I have several decks, but really use this one over and over again. It's a classic. I love what the illustrated did to the colors and fleshing out the details, especially of peoples faces. Highly recommended.

• Out of focus
  Just received the standardsized Universal Waite (Isbn 1572815612, blue box with a spreadsheet). Compared to the beautiful pocketversion the printing is a catastrophy. The vibrant colours are gone, fx the Hermit is no longer standing in the dark of night but in the early gloom of the morning. Now I don't mind a certain paleness. But please, there is absolutely no focus whatsoever in the cards. It looks like a really bad scan to me, with all details gone. Even the copyright (2004) is blurred! Did I get a bad... more info

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