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Jeu de Tarot Astérix

Published February 19, 2023 Updated February 19, 2023

A French Tarot game pack with Astérix and friends on all the trump cards.

1997 France France Cartes Asterix Comic Books Tarot
Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997

On each of the trump cards in this Tarot game pack there are two scenes from Astérix comic books complete with accompanying text (bubbles). Cacofonix is depicted playing his lyre on the “Excuse” card. The whole effect is very colourful. Standard French Tarot designs are used on all the remaining cards (courts and pips). On the back are some of the many onomatopoeic words (Pif!, Paf, Boum!, Tchonk!, etc.) found in the cartoons. See the box

Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997 Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997 Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997 Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997 Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997

Above: Jeu de Tarot Astérix made and published by France Cartes, Saint-Max, France, 1997. 78 cards + 1 title card + 1 extra card (with card values in the game) + leaflet of rules in French, in tuck box. Size: 60 x 113 mm. © 1997 Les Editions Albert René / Goscinny-Uderzo.

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Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.

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