About the Gipsy Card system

Example Decks:

Over its history the number of cards in the Gipsy deck has expanded twice; from 32-card Biedermeier to 36-card Zigeuner to 52-card Art Deco.

Art Deco-system Decks

Good News - Art Deco Fortune Telling Cards  Art Deco Fortune Telling Cards
Why: This deck expansion was made to address the new twentieth century social changes. Thirties era poster-style artwork is uncommon, but tastefully refreshing.

Biedermeier-system Decks

Fidelity - Little Czech Oracle  Little Czech Oracle
Why: A modern rendition of the early Gipsy deck, using simple illustrations. Regrettably the translator chose imprecise synonyms for several English keywords.

Zigeuner-system Decks

Fidelity - Gipsy Cards  Gipsy Cards
Why: Relaxed artwork variant of the de facto standard turn of the last century style imagery. Vibrant inks, but poor card stock that absorbs humidity.

Fortune - Gipsy Fortune Telling Cards  Gipsy Fortune Telling Cards
Why: The standard reference Gipsy deck. Keywords are in multiple languages, and the imagery is of the style of the start of the last century.

Jealousy - Retro Gypsy Cards  Retro Gypsy Cards
Why: Buoyant manipulated photographic imagery, with retro-styled early 1950s Australian theming. Strangely, these cards have been numbered.


Notes about the Card Decks:
   The selected card image has no significance other than to exhibit the decks artwork style.
   Click on the Flip Through Icon [] to watch a video showing more images of the cards in the deck.
   The "Why:" paragraph below the card image is a blurb describing what makes the deck worthy.
   Click on the decks Title to preview the user manual that comes with the deck.
   Click on the card Image to read a reviewers externally linked comments about the deck.
    (reviews/videos were chosen for their illustrative value only, and should not be construed as author/store endorsements)