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This rune card deck features the 24 Futhark runes. The instruction booklet provided gives a history of runes, divinatory meanings, how to give readings, and how to meditate using the cards.

Lavish, beautifully-produced book and tarot deck evoking the rich imagery of the Magic City. Composed from thousands of original photographs of the art and architecture of Prague, each gorgeous image on the 78 cards is a stunning, original collage. For both tarot novices and experts, the accompanying 300-page book gives in-depth guidance to using this gorgeous Tarot, with * interpretations and explanations of each card's symbols * links with traditional Tarot symbols * how to use the deck for cartomantic readings * how to make short, interpretive Tarot readings * keywords to help readings emerge quickly Note: Deck is also available separately, packaged with informative booklet.

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The game Magic: The Gathering requires each player to have their own deck in order to play. There are over ten thousand unique cards which can be used for this purpose; thus a considerable number of different decks can be constructed. However, decks can usually be loosely classified based on their play style and mode of victory. Most classifications of decks begin from one of three major types: aggro, control, and combo. Aggro (short for "aggressive") decks attempt to reduce their opponents from 20 life to 0 life as quickly as possible, rather than emphasize a long-term game plan. Aggro decks focus on converting their cards into damage; they prefer to engage in a tempo-based race rather than a card advantage-based attrition war. Also known as "beatdown" decks, they generally rely on creatures as a cumulative source of damage. While strategically simple, aggro decks can quickly overwhelm unprepared opponents and remain resilient in the late game as well. Aggro decks also generally have access to disruptive elements, which can inhibit the opponent's attempts to respond. Control decks avoid racing and attempt to slow the game down by executing an attrition plan. As the game progresses, control decks are able to take advantage of their slower, more powerful, cards. The primary strength of control decks is their ability to devalue the opponents cards. They do this in four ways: Combo decks utilize the interaction of two or more cards (a "combination") to create a powerful effect that either wins the game immediately or creates a situation that will lead to a win in subsequent turns. The term "combo" can also describe a deck built around resolving a single powerful spell such as to create the same kind of insurmountable advantage. Combo decks valu... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2182355