Card game

• US 7,017,910 B1
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Issued: 03/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Saundra Faye Armstrong
• Original Assignee: Saundra Faye Armstrong
• Inventors: Armstrong, Saundra Faye
• Primary Examiner(s): Blau, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLLINS, DOLORES R
• Application Number:
  US10/948,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 273/292, 273/236, 273/243, 273/430
• 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 2001/0408 with text
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/0441 with a written message or sentence, e.g. chance or instruction cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0641 using a marker or means for drawing, e.g. pen, pencil, chalk

Abstract

A game, including a plurality of Message Cards. In another aspect, a method of playing a card game, including providing a plurality of Message Cards to each player and each player in his or her turn providing one or more Message Cards from his or her hand to one or more other players.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a plurality of Message Cards to each player;

(b) each player in his or her turn providing one or more Message Cards from his or her hand to one or more other players

(c) dealing one or more Progress Cards to each player; and

(d) terminating the game based on the value of a player'"'"'s one or more Progress Cards.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the value necessary to terminate the game is based on the value of another Progress Card.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the game cannot terminate until the player has no more than a predetermined number of Message Cards remaining.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one Message Card relates to a desire that a potential player of the game wishes to communicate to another player.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one Message Card relates to a need that a potential player of the game wishes to communicate to another player.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one Message Card relates to a fear that a potential player of the game wishes to communicate to another player.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one Message Card relates to a problem that a potential player of the game wishes to communicate to another player.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one Message Card is a blank card that a potential player of the game can complete to communicate any message to another player.