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Trading card game method of play

DC
  • US RE37,957 E1
  • Filed: 06/29/1999
  • Issued: 01/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of playing games involving two or more players, the method being suitable for games having rules for game play that includes instructions on drawing, playing, and discarding game components, and a reservoir of multiple copies of a plurality of game components, the method comprising the steps of:

  • each player constructing their own library of a predetermined number of game components by examining and selecting game components from the reservoir of game components;

    each player obtaining an initial hand of a predetermined number of game components by shuffling the library of game components and drawing at random game components from the player'"'"'s library of game components; and

    each player executing turns in sequence with other players by drawing, playing, and discarding game components in accordance with the rules until the game ends, said step of executing a turn comprises;

    (a) making one or more game components from the player'"'"'s hand of game components available for play by taking the one or more game components from the player'"'"'s hand and placing the one or more game components on a playing surface; and

    (b) bringing into play one or more of the available game components by;

    (i) selecting one or more game components; and

    (ii) designating the one or more game components being brought into play by rotating the one or more game components from an original orientation to a second orientation.

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