Fortune telling game

• US 4,779,870 A
• Filed: 03/06/1987
• Issued: 10/25/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daphne W. Nichols
• Original Assignee: Daphne W. Nichols
• Inventors: Nichols, Daphne W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Oechsle, Anton O.
• Application Number:
  US07/022,951
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 273/236, 273/243, 273/250, 273/253, 273/161, 434/106
• US Class Current: 273/161
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/181 Fortune-telling games

Abstract

The fortune telling game of the present invention comprises a game board having top and bottom surfaces, the top surface being divided into twelve equal radial sectors. Each sector has an area embodying one of the twelve celestial or zodiac house signs, an area having displayed house identifying indicia, and an information area having displayed therein indicia giving the characteristics of the zodiac house identified with the related zodiac house area. In combination with a game board is a deck or plurality of playing cards, each of the cards having a bottom surface and a top surface and a top indicia bearing surface. The indicia of each top surface comprises characteristics suggestive of a relationship to at least a portion of the indicia giving the characteristics of a zodiac house when oriented with a particular house sector. The plurality of cards comprises four groups of cards each group of cards bearing indicia of one standard card suit selected from the group consisting of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds. Other non-suit cards are provided having lunar or solar symbols and having respectively characteristics which suggest mental feelings or attitudes. Also disclosed are methods of playing the fortune telling game.

Claims

1. A method of playing a fortune telling card game to provide information pertinent to the player whose fortune is being read comprising the steps wherein:

(a) The person shuffles a deck of fortune telling cards, said fortune telling cards comprising;

a plurality of playing cards, each of said cards having a bottom surface and a top indicia bearing surface, said indicia of each top surface comprising characteristics suggestive of a relationship to at least a portion of the indicia giving the characteristics of a zodiac house depicted on a game board when oriented with said house;

said plurality of cards comprising four groups of cards each group of cards bearing additional indicia of one card suit selected from the group consisting of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds;

said game board having top and bottom surfaces;

said top surface being divided into a center hub section and twelve equal radial sectors extending from said hub section, each sector having an area embodying one of the twelve zodiac house signs, an area having displayed house identifying indicia, said identifying indicia being means, indicating the numerals 1 to 12, respectively, and an information area having displayed therein indicia giving the characteristics of the zodiac house identified with the related zodiac house area;

(b) The player selects a first and second card from said deck and placing said cards with the top indicia bearing surface facing upward adjacent to the radial sector having displayed thereon indicia giving the characteristics of the zodiac house which is associated with the identifying indicia indicating the numeral one;

(c) determining which characteristics of said cards are suggestive of relationships to the characteristics of said zodiac house to thereby interpret said relationships;

(d) intuitively interpreting the relationships of each of said cards to said house to thereby provide information pertinent to the player; and

(e) repeating steps (a), (b), (c) and (d) with other cards from said deck for each of said zodiac houses in numerical succession.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said deck of cards is shuffled seven times.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the player selecting from the top of the deck two additional cards as said cards reach the top of the deck;

placing said cards in the center of said hub section with the top indicia bearing surface facing upward; and

interpreting the relationship of the indicia on said cards as they are suggestive of the overall fortune.

4. The method of claim 1 further including the initial step of placing a personal item of the game player upon the board.

5. The method of claim 1 further including the step of randomly selecting a non-suit card from the deck of cards and interpreting the significance of said non-suit card in relationship to the game board and the other cards on the game board.

6. A fortune telling game apparatus comprising:

a game board having top and bottom surfaces;

means for indicating a circular segment formed in the center portion of said top surface for receiving a playing piece, said playing piece comprising a personal article of the player;

a first means for defining a first set of twelve equal segmented sectors disposed radially outwardly about said circular segment;

means for indicating the numerals from 1 to 12 for each of the twelve zodiac houses;

one of said numeral means being disposed in each of said first segmented sectors in counter clockwise numerical order;

a second means for defining a second set of twelve equal segmented sectors, one such second segmented sectors extending radially outwardly from each of the first set of segmented sectors;

means for indicating one of the twelve zodiac house signs disposed in each of said second segmented sectors and corresponding to the numerical means of the adjacent first segmented sectors;

means for indicating a plurality of characteristics of the zodiac house of each of the second segmented sectors disposed adjacent the zodiac sign of each of said second segmented sectors;

a plurality of playing cards each having top and bottom surfaces, said plurality of cards comprising four groups of 13 cards; and

means disposed upon said playing cards for indicating characteristics suggestive of a relationship to at least a portion of the zodiac house characteristics when oriented with a segmented sector containing a zodiac house sign;

means also disposed upon the top surface of each of said card groups for indicating the conventional symbols of a card suit selected from the group consisting of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds.

7. The fortune telling game according to claim 6 further including a playing piece comprising a personal article of the player disposed on the means for indicating a circular segment.

8. A fortune telling game apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising:

a pair of playing cards each having top and bottom surfaces;

one card having means disposed on the top surface for indicating lunar symbols and characteristics of mental feelings; and

one card having means disposed on the top surface for indicating solar symbols and characteristics of mental attitudes.

9. A fortune telling game apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising at least one card having disposed upon the top surface means for indicating the cards suits of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds and means for indicating the key words descriptive of each of said suits.

10. A fortune telling game comprising:

a game board having top and bottom surfaces;

means forming a circular segment disposed in the center portion of said top surface for receiving a playing piece comprising a personal article of the player;

a first means for defining a first set of twelve equal segmented sectors disposed radially outwardly about said circular segment;

means for indicating the numerals from 1 to 12 for each of the twelve zodiac houses;

one of said numeral means being disposed in each of said first segmented sectors in counter clockwise numerical order;

a second means for defining a second set of twelve segmented sectors, one such second means extending radially outwardly from each of the first means;

means for indicating one of the twelve zodiac house signs disposed in each of said second segmented sectors and corresponding to the numerical means of the adjacent first segmented sectors;

means for indicating a plurality of characteristics of the zodiac house of each of the second segmented sectors disposed adjacent the zodiac sign of each of said second segmented sectors;

a plurality of playing cards each having top and bottom surfaces;

means for indicating characteristics suggestive of a relationship to at least a portion of the zodiac house characteristics when oriented with a segmented sector containing a zodiac house sign;

said plurality of cards comprising four groups of 13 cards;

means disposed upon the top surface of each of said card groups for indicating the conventional symbols of a card suit selected from the group consisting of hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds;

said plurality of playing cards further comprising one card having means disposed on the top surface for indicating lunar symbols and characteristics of mental feelings and a second card having means disposed on the top surface for indicating solar symbols and characteristics of mental attitudes.

11. The fortune telling game according to claim 10 further including a playing piece comprising a personal article of the player disposed on the means forming a circular segment.