El Tarot de las Mafias

Creator(s): Alice Bensimon, Dona Hricovini
Date: 2012
Country: Spain
Publisher: De Vecchi
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 978-84-315-5184-1 
Type: other
Reference: De Vecchi 







Notes:
El Tarot de las Mafias is a dark deck issued by De Vecchi Barcelona. The artwork is pen and ink washes.

The deck came in a box with compartments for the 78 cards and a 157 pages explanatory booklet. Booklet and the card titles are Spanish only.

The Minors are fully illustrated, the suits have color coded titles and were renamed La Mafia Italiana / red, La Mafia Norteamericana / green, La Mafia del Este / blue, La Mafia Asiatica / yellow. The court cards are Rey, Reina, Caballo and Sota. 

The images on the Majors  departs considerably from the established tarot, all Majors are renamed. The unnumbered Fool became Omerta,  1 La Proteccion, 2 La Madre, 3 La Mujer, 4 El Reclutamiento, 5 Los Valores, 6 El Doble Juego, 7 El Hombre De Honor, 8 El Antimafia, 9  El Professor, 10 La Devolucion Del Golpe, 11 El Tatuado, 12 La Puesta En Cuarentena, 13 El Escondite, 14 Las Esposas, 15 El Arrepentido, 16 La Venganza, 17 El Consejero, 18 El Torturado, 19 El Jaque Mate, 20 El Gran Perdon, 21 El Capo.