Tarot card games of the same length, and they were invented not for occult purposes but purely for gaming. In 1781, Court de Gébelin published an essay associating the cards with ancient wisdom, the earliest record of this idea, subsequently debunked by Dummett. The cards have since been used for cartomancy and divination. Dummett classified Tarot games into three distinct types: Tarocchi (Italian, singular "Tarocco"), and similar names in other languages, is a specific form of playing card deck used for different trick-taking games. An earlier name of the game "Trionfi" is first recorded in the diary of Giusto Giusti in September 1440
A Gamut of Games A Gamut of Games A Gamut of Games is an innovative book of games written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969. It contains rules for a large number of paper and pencil, card, and board games. Many of the games in the book had never before been published. It is considered by many to be an essential text for anyone interested in abstract strategy games, and a number of the rules were later expanded into full-fledged published board games. Some of the games which were later sold separately include Focus, Property and Origins of World War I; Robert