Card game

• US 4,795,161 A
• Filed: 12/07/1987
• Issued: 01/03/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dwight W. Chao
• Original Assignee: Dwight W. Chao
• Inventors: Chao, Dwight W.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/129,607
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/293, 273/295, 273/303, 273/306, 273/296
• 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

Abstract

A card game and a method of playing having a deck of cards including a first set with numbers printed thereon in a consecutive manner, the numbers being arranged to match the numbers of a corresponding game of chance, and a second set of cards with indicia printed thereon providing space for favorite numbers to be inserted by the player. The deck of cards are shuffled and a number of cards are dealt that would match the official randomly selected numbers or symbols of the corresponding game of chance.

Claims

1. A card game to aid in the selection of numbers to correspond to a particular game of chance, comprising:

a deck of cards having indicia printed on the back of each card;

a number printed on the face of each card wherein the numbers printed thereon run in consecutive order to correspond to the numbers used in the associated game of chance to allow the player of said card game to randomly select one or more cards from said deck of cards, hoping that the selection thereof matches the winning numbers of said game of chance; and

wherein said deck of cards includes;

a first set of cards having said numbers printed thereon; and

a second set of cards defining blank cards on each of which the player thereof inserts a favorite number.

2. A card game as recited in claim 1, wherein each blank of said second set of cards has indicia printed thereon for indicating the year or the month or the day of birth and/or other special dates of the player'"'"'s selection, wherein each number thereof is inserted in a blank spot on the respective card.

3. A card game as recited in claim 2, wherein the corresponding game of chance is Lotto 6/49, said first set of cards being numbered consecutively from 1 through 49.

4. A card game as recited in claim 2, wherein the corresponding game of chance is Lotto 5/40, said first set of cards being numbered consecutively from 1 through 40.

5. A card game as recited in claim 2, wherein the corresponding game of chance is Keno, said first set of cards being numbered consecutively from 1 through 80.

6. A card game as recited in claim 2, wherein the corresponding game of chance is horse racing, said first set of cards being the numbers of horses participating in a race or races.

7. A method of forming a deck of playing cards to aid in the selection of numbers to correspond to matching numbers of a given game of chance, comprising the steps of:

forming a deck of cards having indicia printed thereon;

printing numbers on the faces of said cards in consecutive order; and

using numbers that correspond to the numbers used in the corresponding game of chance;

wherein the deck is formed including the step of forming said deck of cards having a first set of cards printed with said numbers thereon and a second set of cards having blank spaces whereby the player inserts his or her own particular favorite numbers.

8. A method of playing a card game to aid in the selection of numbers to correspond to matching numbers of chance, comprising the steps of:

forming a deck of cards which comprises a first and a second set of said cards, said cards of said first set being printed with consecutive numbers thereon corresponding to the numbers used in the corresponding game of chance, and said cards of said second set being printed with indicia thereon indicating the place for insertion of special numbers by the player of said card game;

inserting special numbers on said cards of said second set;

inter-shuffling said second set of cards with said first set of cards to thoroughly mix all of said cards;

using mental power to concentrate on a favorite number or numbers while shuffling said cards, said mental power including closing one'"'"'s eyes for concentration and praying; and

picking out one or more cards to be used to provide a number or numbers matching the number or numbers of the corresponding game of chance.

9. A method of playing a card game as recited in claim 8, wherein said numbered cards are marked 1 through 40.

10. A method of playing a card game as recited in claim 8, wherein said numbered cards are marked 1 through 49.

11. A method of playing a card game as recited in claim 8, wherein said numbered cards are marked 1 through 80.

12. A method of playing a card game as recited in claim 8, wherein said numbered cards include all horse numbers in a race or races.