Okay, so I got this idea to mess around with tarot cards and combinations, right? I’ve been dabbling in tarot for a bit, and I always found it fascinating how different meanings pop up when you combine cards. So, I thought, “Why not build something that helps figure out all the possible combinations?” That’s where this whole “3 card tarot combination calculator” thing started.
Getting Started
First, I needed to, like, actually know the cards. I mean, I’m familiar with them, but I needed a solid list. So, I grabbed my trusty deck and started writing down all 78 of them – Major Arcana and Minor Arcana, the whole shebang. I decided to keep it simple, just the names, no fancy descriptions yet. I figured I can add all those details later.
Then there is the coding thing. It is not my strength. I did a bit of research and found some javascript tutorials. I have to use a loop of some kind.
The Actual Building Part
I began to write the Javascript part.
It’s all just arrays and loops. Basically, I make three arrays, one for each card position. Then, it’s nested loops – a loop within a loop within a loop. It sounds kinda confusing, but really it is about the position.
Here’s the breakdown of what I did:
- First Card Loop: This goes through every single card in the deck, one by one.
- Second Card Loop: Inside the first loop, this one also goes through every card. This represents the second card in our three-card spread.
- Third Card Loop: Inside the second loop (so, still inside the first one too!), this again goes through all the cards. This is the third card in the spread.
Inside the innermost loop, I get one combination, using that combination to show the result on the screen. It’s like, “Okay, first card is The Fool, second is The Magician, third is The High Priestess”.
Seeing It Work
The next thing I did was to show the result on a web page. So I put all the combinations on the screen. The page kept loading and loading, and I began to realize how many possible combinations that could happen. 78 x 78 x 78 is a bit big for my old laptop.
It is working, though! I was able to see the combinations of cards.
Final Thoughts
It is quite fun to do this project. This is still the basic version of combinations. I am thinking of making it better, and I have to learn how to make a better interface that allows users to select and show the combinations, also including the explanation of the meaning of the cards. But it is a great start!
