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US 5,566,945 AGranted
System for playing variety of games
OwnerEsteban N. Sagucioinventor
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Abstract
A square-shaped game card cooperating with a windowed and shuttered card holder is disclosed. The card is printed with plurality of sets of characters related to a variety of games or subjects. The card can be selectively positioned within the card holder by inserting the former into a playing pocket with any of its four sides inserted first. For every position of the card, a different and particular set of game characters is in registry with the windows.
Claims5
A system for playing a variety of games the combination comprising:
- (a) a card holder having a front plate being formed with a plurality of windows and associated shutters mounted for slidably covering or exposing the windows, said windows being arranged in horizontal and vertical rows, evenly spaced and numerically equal, and a playing pocket for removably positioning a game card selected for playing, said pocket being defined between a transparent plastic sheet and an intermediate plate and spaced apart by a bottom support means and marginal guides on either sides thereof;
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- (b) a plurality of identical size, square shaped game cards having printed thereon a variety of sets of game-related characters, each particular set of said characters occupying a certain pattern on the card and arranged in horizontal and vertical rows, evenly spaced and numerically equal whereby, when said game card is lodged in said playing pocket, a particular set of game characters are in registry with said windows and thus appear therethrough when said shutters are in open position, and conceal said characters when said shutters are in the close position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.