![]() The glossy finish is the same, but the printing is actually quite good. This is another very interesting version that I'd be interested on, but fine artwork on bad print makes no sense at all.īy the way, I just received a printed in Italy Universal Waite and liked it a lot. I'm sorry to hear about the Albano-Waite, though. Is the print of you new ORW like the earlier standard ones? I mean, with the cardboard with that silky finish instead of the current glossy one. I think this is an interesting deck, of historical value, so I'm glad to hear the printing process for the ORW is good. But when it comes to the new reproduction this is by design, so it's a different story. The original Pamela-C deck is of an inferior quality, thus the complaints. Games RWS used to be a quite fine reproduction of the Pamela-A. It seems the ORW is a reproduction of a pre-WW2 Pamela-C deck, while the standard U.S. I've done a serch and found many interesting threads about these decks.Īctually I've been reading a lot about the history of the Rider-Wait deck and it's indeed a most interesting subject. If only the same could be said for the Albano Waite. Actually, the reproduction quality is very good in my opinion. This was part of the original images, which were printed by lithography. Some people have said they don't like the colors or the "pixelated" quality of the images, but this has nothing to do with the reproduction process. But the shift to these decks printed in China and Italy has occurred fairly quietly, so it probably wouldn't hurt to check just to be sure. I just got a brand new one the other day and it was printed in Belgium. I don't believe there has been an edition of this deck ptinted in Italy, but don't quote me on that. There are also a lot of good posts in the Rider-Waite-Smith forum about how to identify the different Waite-Smith versions.Īs for The Original Rider Waite, it is still printed in Belgium as far as I know. There are plenty of them around, but right now there are a lot of the older editions along with a lot of the newer ones on the market, so as Rainbow says, you really have to ask to be sure. I am sure there are exceptions (Albano Waite), but usually I find I like these best. I have found, as a general rule, that US Games decks printed in Switzerland or Belgium have the best overall quality. Games come to their senses and at least remove the "original and only authorized Waite tarot deck" advertisement from the boxes, as these decks may be authorized, but aren't original anymore.īy the way, the deck I've got was printed in Italy and it has a ISBN nº 0-88079-474-7.ĭon't feel bad atlantean. The seven of swords, for instance, has a huge whitish mark in the middle of the card, crossing it sideways. ![]() Besides the plastic feel, the printing itself seems to be of very bad quality, also with missplaced colours and serious printing defects. I was planning to buy their standard and original RWS also, but this new digitalized printing method put me off completely. it seems the font change was nothing compared to what the people at U.S. ![]() So I just received a Giant Rider-Waite and well folks. I thought the change in the font type was disrespectfull, as the fonts are actually part of the original design, but as I wanted to have this deck again I decided to give it a try. Then I've learned about the new printing method and the change in the fonts. Many years ago I used to own one standard US Games RWS (1980-84 print) and recently decided to buy a RWS again.
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