<p>You're probably talking about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tarot cards</a>. </p>

<p>Tarot cards are occult magic cards used for telling fortunes and predicting someone's future and upcoming events in life. Mystics and magicians use them as part of their image. It's not exclusive to anime, you can see them in real life, western cartoons, movies and tv series. They're kind of like Magic orbs/crystals and Ouija boards.</p>

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2014-04-18T21:17:16.130Z
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<p>I've seen these cards in several series now including Arcana Famaglia, and more recently in Nobunaga the Fool, where Da Vince shows Jeanne du Arc a set of cards after which she draws one. And Da Vince makes some sort of prophesy.</p>

<p>So what is the thing they do with the cards called. And how exactly does it work ? </p>

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How do the cards work?
# How do the cards work?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-04-18
I've seen these cards in several series now including Arcana Famaglia, and more recently in Nobunaga the Fool, where Da Vince shows Jeanne du Arc a set of cards after which she draws one. And Da Vince makes some sort of prophesy.

So what is the thing they do with the cards called. And how exactly does it work ?
**Tags:** tropes nobunaga-the-fool arcana-famiglia
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-18. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
You're probably talking about [Tarot cards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot).

Tarot cards are occult magic cards used for telling fortunes and predicting someone's future and upcoming events in life. Mystics and magicians use them as part of their image. It's not exclusive to anime, you can see them in real life, western cartoons, movies and tv series. They're kind of like Magic orbs/crystals and Ouija boards.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/JVOQ1.jpg)
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