original_query: What is the Tarot of Marseilles?
query: What is the Tarot of Marseilles?
answer: The Tarot of Marseilles is a standard pattern of Italian-suited tarot pack with 78 cards, very popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing tarot card games.  It's still produced today and is the pattern from which many subsequent tarot packs derive. Its imagery has also been used as a basis for occult tarot interpretations.