Silicon Valley Tarot
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The Silicon Valley Tarot is a modern, spoof Tarot
deck published by Steve Jackson Games
with the tagline "Cheaper than a consultant. Same Results". It was conceived and created by Thomas Scoville
, who also wrote the accompanying book of interpretations.
All the cards in this deck relate to the world of IT
and computing.
The suits are Networks, Cubicles, Disks and Hosts, and the court cards—instead of being King, Queen, Knight and Page—are CIO
, Marketeer, Salesman and New Hire.
The major arcarna consists of: The Hacker, Venture Capital, The Network, The Consultant, IPO
, The Futurist, The Layoff, Spam
, The Server, The Stockholder, The Next Big Thing, The CEO
, Flame War, Bugs, The Guru, Double Latte, Stock Options, Sea of Cubicles, Encryption, Firewall, El Camino Real
, The Sysadmin
, and The Garage.
The deck is currently out of print. A deck in used condition last sold on eBay for $227.61.
Tarot
The tarot |trionfi]] and later as tarocchi, tarock, and others) is a pack of cards , used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot...
deck published by Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.-History:...
with the tagline "Cheaper than a consultant. Same Results". It was conceived and created by Thomas Scoville
Thomas Scoville
Thomas Scoville . American humorist, technologist and author best known for chronicling the rise and fall of Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom....
, who also wrote the accompanying book of interpretations.
All the cards in this deck relate to the world of IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and computing.
The suits are Networks, Cubicles, Disks and Hosts, and the court cards—instead of being King, Queen, Knight and Page—are CIO
Chief information officer
Chief information officer , or information technology director, is a job title commonly given to the most senior executive in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals...
, Marketeer, Salesman and New Hire.
The major arcarna consists of: The Hacker, Venture Capital, The Network, The Consultant, IPO
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
, The Futurist, The Layoff, Spam
Spam (electronic)
Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately...
, The Server, The Stockholder, The Next Big Thing, The CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
, Flame War, Bugs, The Guru, Double Latte, Stock Options, Sea of Cubicles, Encryption, Firewall, El Camino Real
El Camino Real (California)
El Camino Real and sometimes associated with Calle Real usually refers to the 600-mile California Mission Trail, connecting the former Alta California's 21 missions , 4 presidios, and several pueblos, stretching from Mission San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego...
, The Sysadmin
System administrator
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network...
, and The Garage.
The deck is currently out of print. A deck in used condition last sold on eBay for $227.61.