Iterative Card Game
OwnerGavin Regan, Stephen William Headinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of playing a card game using a deck of cards divided into a plurality of player-specific suits, wherein each card in a suit has an associated point-value. A different suit is assigned to each player. A player-specific card earns points for any player, but may earn more points if it belongs to a player's assigned suit. In some versions of the game, the game is complete after one hand. Preferably, however, ten hands are played but only the highest three hand scores of each player are considered. In this version, the player with the highest three hand scores is the winner, much like the scoring system used in surf, skate, and snowboard contests.
Claims20
A method for playing a card game using a deck of cards divided into a plurality of suits, the deck of cards comprising suited cards each having a point-value, the method of playing the card game comprising:
- a) selecting a group of players to play the game,
- b) assigning at least one suit to every player in the group of players,
- c) beginning a hand by dealing a hand of cards to every player in the group of players,
- d) selecting a first player from the group of players to have a turn, the turn giving the first player the option of drawing a card,
- e) selecting a second player from the group of players to have a turn,
- f) after every player in the group of players has had at least one turn, determining for each player in the group of players a sum of the point-values of the suited cards in said each player's hand that belong to one suit, and
- g) determining a hand score for said each player by adding bonus points to the sum of the point-values of the suited cards in said each player's hand that belong to one suit if said one suit is said each player's assigned suit.
An apparatus for playing a virtual card game, the system comprising:
- a) a display device,
- b) a processor, and
- c) a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium contains:
- i) a database of virtual cards comprising suited virtual cards having a score and a suit, and wherein no two virtual cards in the database of virtual cards have both the same score and the same suit;
- ii) a plurality of virtual hand databases;
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- iii) processor executable instructions,
- wherein the processor executable instructions direct the processor to:
- assign a suit to each virtual hand database,
- randomly assign a plurality of virtual cards from the virtual card database to each virtual hand database,
- cause the display device to display a representation of the score and the suit of each virtual card in at least one virtual hand database, and
- determine a hand score of each virtual hand database by summing the scores of suited virtual cards of one suit in said each virtual hand database, and adding bonus points to the hand score if said one suit is the suit assigned to said each virtual hand database.
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