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Looks like hanafuda cards. Somebody should make a Tarot of them!
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Similar illustrations were used in the title sequence of Takeshi Kitano’s Hana Bi iirc, I haven’t watched it in a long time. One of my all time favourite films.
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My immediate thought. Explodomancy!
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I cast a taco bell +10.
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These cards inspired a dynamite cooperative card game - Hanabi. You have to assemble the best fireworks display with your fellow players, but you can only see everyone else’s cards, not your own. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanabi_(card_game)
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Although the explodomancer needs to be quick to give his/her foremost clients the best reading, and only works at night, to get the most accurate forecasts.
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