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The intent of the illustrations was to create a Tarot that was easy to read and understand and was light enough to be used every day. | The intent of the illustrations was to create a Tarot that was easy to read and understand and was light enough to be used every day. | ||
===World card=== | |||
One unique feature of the deck is that [[the World]] card is in horizontal orientation instead of vertical orientation like the rest of the deck. The reason for this design choice was to reinforce the idea that the World encapsulates all the other cards of the tarot, while setting it apart from the [[Major Arcana]]. | |||
==Development== | |||
During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, Scaglione began sharing his sketches on Instagram. McHenry saw these and felt they had potential to be turned into a deck of [[tarot]] cards. | |||
They began working together to craft the deck and by early 2022, the design and concept was finalized with a prospective launch date of fall 2022. | |||
==Publication== | ==Publication== | ||
The Twice Told Tarot was launched on Kickstarter on 3 October 2022 by [[Bloodstone Studios]], but the | The Twice Told Tarot was launched on Kickstarter on 3 October 2022 by [[Bloodstone Studios]], but the campaign barely surpassed its goal of $10,000 and seemed to have stalled out during its second week. McHenry made the difficult decision to cancel the project. | ||
The deck was later offered as a hidden add-on with the [[True Oracle of Nostradamus]] Kickstarter campaign. Over 80 people purchased the deck through this method with an additional 100 pre-sale wholesale orders before the deck was printed and offered to the general public. | |||
The Twice Told Tarot was finally published in June 2023 in a limited edition of only 300 copies. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.bloodstone.info/product-page/the-twice-told-tarot Product purchase page] | |||
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-twice-told-tarot Kickstarter campaign page] | * [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-twice-told-tarot Kickstarter campaign page] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJwjwpg0kC8 Pitch video for the deck] | |||
[[Category: Tarot Decks]] | [[Category: Tarot Decks]] | ||