Method of playing a stacking block game and game blocks therefor
AssigneeIrwin Toy Limited
InventorWalter Johnson, III
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Abstract
A method of playing a stacking block game is disclosed. The game uses a plurality of game blocks have a generally parallelepiped shape aid generally similar dimensions. Each game block has indicia applied to at least one end thereof. The indicia include a suit and a rank. Each player receives a number of game blocks. The first player lays a first game block on its face or on its side on a playing surface. The next player has to lay a game block of the same suit or rank as the first game block on top of or optionally on the same level as the previously laid game block to thereby build a tower.
Claims8
A method of playing a game comprising the steps of:
- distributing a game portion of stackable game pieces to each player of said game, each said game piece including indicia comprising a first symbol from a first symbol set, and a second symbol from a second symbol set different from said first symbol set;
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- constructing a portion of a tower of stacked layers of said game pieces, said constructing step comprising each said player selecting a game piece from at least said respective game portion and said tower portion below an uppermost one of said layers, and placing said selected game piece in said tower portion, such that one of said symbols of said selected game piece is identical to one of said symbols of a last played one of said game pieces.
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