The original form of the Tarock card game family emerged around 1425 in Northern Italy during the Early Renaissance. The most important feature of the new game was that 21 permanent trump cards, the "trionfi", were added to the existing suits. Today these trump cards are also called "tarocks" in German-speaking countries and are usually numbered with Roman numerals. In addition, a valuable card called the "Fool" was added, to which special rules applied. The Fool is often wrongly regarded as a precursor of the Joker in modern card games. Called "L'Excuse" in French, since it was played with a ritualized apology, it was later changed to "Sküs" in German.