Game, such as electronic collectable and tradable object game employing customizable features

A game for play between two players, comprising:

• rule means for defining a goal and a series of actions of play for achieving the goal between two or more players;
• modifiable game piece means for use under the rule means, wherein at least some of the game piece means include portions that are transparent, partially transparent or cut to provide voids, and wherein the modifiable game piece means include:
• a bottom game piece that is configured to be played independently by one of the two players without the need for additional game pieces, wherein the bottom game piece includes:
• a first portion of text, symbols or colors that represent a first power or effect that the bottom game piece has with respect to game play, and
• a second portion of text, symbols or colors that represent a second power or effect that the bottom game piece can have with respect to game play;
• and
• a top game piece that is configured to be played by one of the two players on top of the bottom game piece so that the first portion of text, symbols or colors is still displayable through the transparent, partially transparent or void portions of the top game piece and still have the first power or effect with respect to game play, and wherein the top game piece includes:
• a third portion of text, symbols or colors that represent a third power or effect that the top game piece has with respect to game play, and
• a fourth portion of text, symbols or colors that represent a fourth power or effect that the top game piece has with respect to game play when the top game piece is played on the bottom game piece, but wherein the second power or effect of the bottom game piece is not in effect with respect to game play.

A method of playing a game between at least two players, the method comprising:

• obtaining a set of cards, wherein the set of cards comprises:
• at least one card base that is configured to be played in a modified or unmodified form;
• and
• at least first and second indicia carriers configured to be applied to the card base by a player to form a player-modified card, wherein each of the first and second indicia carriers includes indicia governing power or effect of the player-modified card during game play;
• and,
• wherein the set of cards include cards that are common, uncommon and rare with respect to distribution of the cards;
• modifying the card base by way of one of the first and second indicia carriers to produce the player-modified card;
• constructing a deck of cards from a subset of the set of cards, wherein the deck of cards includes the player-modified card;
• shuffling the deck of cards;
• and
• playing a round of the game under rules of play.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• rule means for defining a goal and a series of actions of play for achieving the goal between two or more players;
• and
• modifiable game piece means for use under the rule means, wherein at least some of the modifiable game piece means include:
• multiple standard game piece means, wherein each standard game piece means includes text, symbols or colors that represent a standard power or effect that the standard game piece means has with respect to game play;
• and,
• at least one indicia altering means for player-selected modification of at least one of the multiple standard game piece means, wherein the indicia altering means is configured to alter the text, symbols or colors of the at least one standard game piece means to thereby alter the standard power or effect to provide an altered power or effect that the at least one standard game piece means now has with respect to game play.

An electronic game, comprising:

• predetermined rules of play;
• and
• multiple digital objects configured to be used as game components, wherein the multiple digital objects interact with each other or with other digital objects under the predetermined rules of play;
• wherein each of the multiple digital objects has a standard effect that the digital objects has with respect to game play, and wherein each of the multiple digital objects includes:
• a unique digital identifier, and
• stored electronic data that represents a history of particular games in which that digital object was played, or a history of interactions of that digital object with particular other digital objects or with particular other game elements.