This book had a fascinating story and really makes me want to learn more about the sisters d'Este. They seem to have been fascinating women. I'm still slightly baffled by the book's title, but I guess that there's not really anything that I can do about that. The tarot card names never made sense either. This book makes me want to review the paintings and busts of the sisters (both those by Da Vinci and others), the history and politics of northern Italy at the time, and visit Milan. I want to walk through the palace and see Beatrice's painted image and tomb. I must remember to check them out someday!

Why must all introductions to this book be so much the same? They always discuss the boat ride where the story was first told and they always mention that Lewis Carroll himself as well as Tenniel have illustrated the story and that it is a classic of children's literature. Both this one and the last one discussed Carroll's fascination with photography. Both illustrators took Carroll's photography as inspiration, although this one points his illustrations in watercolours. I look forward to seeing the results Mr. Foreman achieved!

The genre rules in this game basically entirely break the game and often break many of the rules set down in the main part of the book.

I really never want to play this game!