A method for playing a pie game of chance and strategy, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a pie game that includes:
- a plurality of sector-shaped game pieces, a first subset of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces comprising favorable pie indicia printed thereon, and a second subset of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces comprising unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon;
- a plurality of pans configured to be distributed to players of said pie game, each of said plurality of pans configured to hold a portion of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces therein such that, when said pan is circumferentially filled with said portion of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces, a complete circular pie is formed in said pan, and each of said plurality of pans comprising a circular body portion with an upturned peripheral rim for retaining said sector-shaped game pieces in said pan;
- a plurality of action cards, each of said plurality of action cards having indicia designating a particular action printed thereon, said particular actions printed on respective ones of said plurality of action cards comprising at least three of the following actions:
- (i) passing said pans of said players to the right, (ii) replacing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said unfavorable pie indicia with one or more corresponding said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable pie indicia, (iii) switching one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable or said unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon with another said player, (iv) distributing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon to all said players except the one holding said action card, (v) preventing said player holding said action card from receiving said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said unfavorable pie indicia, (vi) distributing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon to said player holding said action card, (vii) discarding one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable and/or said unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon into a discard pile, and (viii) taking one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable pie indicia printed thereon from another said player;
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- at least one die, said at least one die configured to determine an action taken by one or more of said players of said pie game when said at least one die is rolled by one of said players;
- distributing one of said plurality of pans to each of said players;
- arranging a remaining portion of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces comprising unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon in a first pile on a playing surface;
- arranging a remaining portion of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces comprising favorable pie indicia printed thereon in a second pile on said playing surface together with said plurality of action cards;
- rolling said at least one die to determine an action taken by one or more of said players, and based upon said rolling of said at least one die, carrying out said action by performing one or more of the following:
- (i) distributing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable pie indicia printed thereon and/or distributing one or more said action cards to one or more of said players, (ii) distributing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said unfavorable pie indicia printed thereon to one or more of said players, (iii) replacing one pan of said plurality of pans held by one of said players with another pan of said plurality of pans held by another of said players, (iv) allowing one of said players to take one of said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable pie indicia printed thereon from another of said players, and (v) distributing one or more said sector-shaped game pieces comprising said favorable pie indicia printed thereon and/or distributing one or more said action cards to one or more of said players and having said one or more of said players roll again;
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- upon one or more of said players completely filling one or more said pans held by said one or more of said players with a collection of said plurality of sector-shaped game pieces having the same type of favorable pie indicia printed thereon, declaring said one or more said players to be the winner or winners of said pie game.