Since you're the one with the two decks in front of you, don't you think you should share your observations of the differences? The effort you’ve exerted to write this genius comment proves that you’re smarter than everyone else so you can enlighten everyone with your knowledge on the differences.

Hi,

I have both a fake Rider-Waite $8 tarot deck and a genuine Rider-Waite $30 tarot deck, what are the differences in creation of these cards? Does the fake one use a cheaper copying method with cheaper materials? Or are they the same? Should the genuine cards be brighter than the fake ones?

Hi emperor5455 I definitely think buying a paper deck even if you like working with computer generated readings is a really good way to do it. The Thoth deck is one of the hardest to master for a lot of reasons and I agree with what others have said above. If the art itself is what draws you in tho...

Hello, This is my first visit to this forum and first post. I have been reading with Rider for about a year now, relying on Google for the meanings, but it takes too long. That’s why instead of using a physical deck I’ve been using free computer generated online readings, but it lacks the physical c...