Geometric card game
OwnerMichael Haskelinventor
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Abstract
A deck of playing cards and a card game to be played therewith comprises a plurality of transparent cards each having the same outer shape and size. Each card carries a colored area which may correspond to a primary shape, a secondary shape, a tertiary shape or a large master shape. Primary, secondary and tertiary shapes are selected so that they can be combined in various ways to make the master shape. The colors which may also be transparent are selected so that overlapping master shapes of secondary colors can be combined to form primary colors. The game using the cards is similar to the card game known as casino where cards are retrieved by matching shapes rather than card values and where building and doubling can be practiced.
Claims18
A deck of playing cards comprising:
- a plurality of transparent cards each having the same outer shape and size, each card having a colored area;
- the colored areas of a first set of said cards each having one of a plurality of primary shapes covering a major subdivision of the outer shape of each card in said first set;
- the colored areas of a second set of said cards each having one of a plurality of secondary shapes covering a minor subdivision of the outer shape of each card in said second set and;
- the colored areas of a third set of said cards each having one of a plurality of tertiary shapes covering a minor subdivision of at least some of said secondary shape and a minor subdivision of at least some of said primary shapes;
- said primary, secondary and tertiary shapes being selected so that each of said secondary shapes can be made by superimposing and aligning at least 2 cards from said third set with their colored areas adjoining and no part of their colored areas overlapping, and each of said primary shapes can be made by superimposing and aligning at least 2 cards selected from a combined set including said second and third sets with their colored areas adjoining and no part of their colored areas overlapping.
A method of playing a card game utilizing a deck of playing cards having a plurality of transparent cards each having the same outer shape and size, each card having a colored area, the colored areas of a first set of said cards each having one of a plurality of primary shapes covering a major subdivision of the outer shape of each card in said first set, the colored areas of a second set of said cards each having one of a plurality of secondary shapes covering a minor subdivision of the outer shape of each card in said second set and, the colored areas of a third set of said cards each having one of a plurality of tertiary shapes covering a minor subdivision of at least some of said secondary shape and a minor subdivision of at least some of said primary shapes, said primary, secondary and tertiary shapes being selected so that each of said secondary shapes can be made by superimposing and aligning at least 2 cards from said third set with their colored areas adjoining and no part of their colored areas overlapping, and each of said primary shapes can be made by superimposing and aligning at least 2 cards selected from a combined set including said second and third sets with their colored areas adjoining and no part of their colored areas overlapping, the method comprising:
- shuffling the deck of cards;
- dealing a first number of cards to at least one player from the deck;
- displaying a second number of the cards from the deck;
- retrieving at least one of the second number of cards using at least one of the first number of cards having a colored area of a corresponding shape;
- assembling the cards used from the first number of cards and the cards retrieved from the second number of cards in a retained pile;
- replenishing the first number of cards from the deck;
- replenishing the second number of cards from the deck;
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- repeating the step of retrieving cards.
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