GAME

• US 20070145685A1
• Filed: 12/01/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Richard Middleton
• Original Assignee: Richard Middleton
• Inventors: Middleton, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 7,427,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/292
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/0441 with a written message or sentence, e.g. chance or instruction cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/0475 with pictures or figures
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00712 Scissors, paper, stone or rock
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/0455 Prehistoric

Abstract

A game and method for playing same is based on a deck of cards, each card of which uses an icon to represent one element of a transcendental set of elements. Preferably there are three elements in the transcendental set of elements, each one having a value higher than that of one other element of said set and having a value lower than that of the remaining element. Each card also includes a key or transcendental set rule, or portion thereof, so that the players are reminded of which element beats which other element, and an additional statement that relates to the element and provides a fact, tip or recommendation of interest to the player. Several different card games can be played with the deck, including the well-known rock-paper-scissor type of game played traditionally with hand signals, but here with cards.

Claims

1. A game, comprising:

a deck of cards, wherein each card from said deck of cards represents one element from a three element transcendental set of elements, wherein each element is depicted on said card by an icon, and wherein said each element is represented by plural cards in said deck.

2. The game as recited in claim 1, wherein said elements of said transcendental set of elements are animals.

3. The game as recited in claim 1, wherein said elements of said transcendental set of elements are prehistoric animals.

4. The game as recited in claim 1, wherein said transcendental set of elements includes rock, paper, and scissors.

5. The game is recited in claim 1, wherein said each card carries a transcendental set rule defining which other element of said transcendental set.

6. The game is recited in claim 1, wherein said each card carries a portion of the transcendental set rule defining which other element of said transcendental set of elements can be beaten by said one element.

7. The game as recited in claims 1, wherein said each card from said deck of cards includes a learning statement related to recycling.

8. A method for playing a game, comprising:

(a) shuffling a deck of cards according claim 1;

(b) dealing a number of cards as a hand from said deck to each player of at least three players, leaving remaining cards;

(c) placing said remaining cards from said deck of cards face down between said at least three players;

(d) turning face up a top card from said remaining cards;

(e) by a first player of said at least three players, laying down one card selected from said hand of said first player;

(f) by said first player, removing both said one card and said top card only if said one card is valued more than said top card of said remaining cards and passing play to another player if said one card is valued less than said top card;

(g) by said first player, taking a card from said remaining cards for said hand to replace said one card;

(h) by said first player, turning face up a next top card from said remaining cards; and

(i) repeating, by the remaining players of said at least three players in turn, steps (e) through (h) until no cards remain of said remaining cards.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

placing said top card back into said remaining cards when each of said three players passes in a complete round of turns; and

turning over a next top card from said remaining cards.

10. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising the step of computing scores of said each player of said al least three players.

12. A method for playing a game, comprising:

(a) shuffling a deck of cards according to claim 1;

(b) dealing a number of cards as a hand from said deck to each player of at least three players, leaving remaining cards;

(c) placing said remaining cards from said deck of cards face down between said at least three players;

(d) turning face up a top card from said remaining cards;

(e) by a first player of said at least three players, selecting one card from said hand of said first player;

(f) by said first player, removing both said one card and said top card only if said one card is valued more than said top card of said remaining cards and rolling a die only if said one card is not valued more than said top card, wherein said die includes a plurality of faces, and wherein each face of said plurality of faces represents a different element from a three element transcendental set of elements;

(g) by a second player, taking turns with said first player rolling said die until one of said first player and said second player wins a first trick by having said die land with a winning element from said three element transcendental set of elements facing up;

(h) by a third player, taking turns with a winner of said first trick rolling said die until one of said winner of said first trick and said third player wins a second trick by having said die land with said winning element from said three element transcendental set of elements facing up, wherein a winner of said second trick removes both said one card and said top card;

(i) by said first player, taking a card from said remaining cards for said hand to replace said one card in said hand if said one card is valued more than said top card of said remaining cards;

(j) by said first player, turning face up a next top card from said remaining cards if said one card is valued more than said top card of said remaining cards;

(k) repeating, by the remaining players of said at least three players in turn, steps (e) through (j); and

(1) repeating, by the remaining players of said at least three players in turn steps (e) through (k) until no cards remain of said remaining cards.

13. A method for playing a game, comprising:

(a) shuffling a deck of cards according to claim 1;

(b) placing said deck between two players;

(c) by a first player of said two players, drawing a first card from said deck;

(d) by a second player of said two players, drawing a second card from said deck;

(e) said first player and said second player laying down said first card and said second card face-up;

(f) by said first player, removing both said first card and said second card only if said first card is of greater value than said second card;

(g) by said second player, removing both said first card and said second card only if said second card is of greater value than said first card;

(h) by said first player and said second player in turn, rolling a die if said first card and said second card are of equal value, wherein said die includes a plurality of faces, and wherein each face of said plurality of faces represents one element from a three element transcendental set of elements, said rolling step being repeated until a winner between said first player and said second player can be determined;

(i) by said first player, taking a third card from said remaining cards for said hand to replace said first card;

(j) by said second player, taking a fourth card from said remaining cards for said hand to replace said second card;

(k) repeating, by said second player and said third player in turn, steps (f) through (l); and

(l) repeating, by said first, second and third players in turn steps (f) through (k) until no cards remain of said remaining cards.

14. A method for playing a game, comprising:

(a) shuffling a deck of cards according to claim 1;

(b) placing each card from said deck face down in a side-by-side orientation;

(c) by a player, turning two cards from said deck face up in an attempt to match said two cards;

(d) by said player, removing said two cards if said two cards match;

(e) by said player, turning said two cards face down if said two cards do not match;

(f) repeating steps (c) through (e) until no cards remain in said side-by-side orientation.

11. A method for playing a game, comprising:

(a) shuffling a deck of cards, wherein each card from said deck of cards represents one element from a three element transcendental set of elements, wherein each element is depicted on said card by an icon, and wherein said each element is represented by plural cards in said deck;

(b) dealing a number of cards as a hand from said deck to each player of at least three players, leaving remaining cards;

(c) placing said remaining cards from said deck of cards face down between said at least three players;

(d) turning face up a top card from said remaining cards;

(e) by a first player of said at least three players, laying down one card selected from said hand of said first player;

(f) by said first player, removing both said one card and said top card only if said one card is valued more than said top card of said remaining cards and rolling a die only if said one card is not valued more than said top card, wherein said die includes a plurality of faces, and wherein each face of said plurality of faces represents said one element from said three element transcendental set of elements;

(g) by said first player, passing play to another player only if after said rolling step, the top face of said (lie is not valued more than said top card;

(h) by said first player, taking a card from said remaining cards for said hand to replace said one card;

(i) by said first player, turning face up a next top card from said remaining cards; and

(k) repeating, by the remaining players of said at least three players in turn, steps (e) through (i) until no cards remain of said remaining cards.