Was a Kickstarter Campaign. A puzzle journey through playing cards. Lonelyjokers.com The concept: “The Cartographer has awakened … in a small fishing village along the shore of an unknown body of water. Though he does not remember where he is, or even WHO he is (for that matter), he knows that he has been on a tremendous journey — many, many days and nights of travels all over the globe. His hand automatically goes to his right front pocket, but he finds nothing there, and his heart hammers in his chest at the discovery. Where is my compass?! he thinks frantically. He swings to the left and checks that pocket, and finds a lump, which he hurriedly pulls out into the light. It is a deck of well-worn playing cards — his hand-written scribbles on the faces and compass headings on the back. As the Cartographer puzzles over the deck, he finds the Ace of Spades which indicates that “your journey begins here” on the face — and in the background of the card is a map of Mexico City, Mexico. ”This is where I started?” he asks himself, still feeling fuzzy about his past. There is writing along the border of the card, and as he reads it, he understands — he has left himself clues as to the path of his journey — each card in the deck leading to another until he finds his final destination. When he flips the card to review the back, he instinctively understands the markings and needle, and understands that this, too, will lead him through the steps of his journey." And now, it is up to you! Follow the cartographer's notes, riddles, and clues — follow the path of his travels around the globe and discover the exact path taken. And when you have come to the last card, you will know where the compass was lost, and where the cartographer finds himself at the beginning of our story.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Tarot/Vivid.html The Vivid Journey Tarot is a 78-card Rider-Waite based tarot illustrated in a flowing, vivid artistic style. The cards are colourful and uncomplicated, easy to interpret, and have a warm and friendly energy.

This the the start of the Wikipedia article about 'Journey to the West': Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.