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US 7,367,564 B2Granted
Mathematics game and method
OwnerRichard Latellinventor
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Abstract
A method for playing a mathematics game includes the steps of providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card; constructing a numeric sentence framework; dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select number of players to provide each player with a hand of numeric cards; and creating a first true numeric sentence by playing into the numeric sentence framework at least one or more of the numeric cards in a player's hand.
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A method for playing a mathematics game comprising the steps of:
- providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card;
- constructing a numeric sentence framework to be employed for the entirety of the mathematics game, the numeric sentence framework including at least one operational card and only one equal sign card defining positions to which numeric cards are played to create true numeric sentences during the playing of the mathematics game;
- dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select number of players to provide each player with a hand of numeric cards;
- creating a first true numeric sentence by playing into the numeric sentence framework created in said step of constructing a numeric sentence framework at least one or more of the numeric cards in a player's;
- and
- after said step of creating a first true numeric sentence, each of the select number of players takes turns creating a true numeric sentence by playing one or more numeric cards from their respective hand into the true numeric sentence left by the preceding player, wherein the numeric sentence framework is structured such that only one true numeric sentence exists after each player's turn.
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A method for playing a mathematics game comprising the steps of:
- providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card;
- constructing a numeric sentence framework;
- dealing a select number of the plurality of numeric cards to a select number of players to provide each player with a hand of numeric cards;
- taking turns creating true numeric sentences by having a first player of said select number of players create a first true numeric sentence by playing into the numeric sentence framework at least one or more of the numeric cards in that first player's hand, wherein, after said step of creating a first true numeric sentence, each of the select number of players takes turns creating a true numeric sentence by playing at least one or more numeric cards from their respective hand into the numeric sentence framework, on top of one or more numeric cards in the true numeric sentence left by the preceding player, such that stacks of numeric cards are created within the numeric sentence framework as each of the select number of players plays numeric cards on top of numeric cards played by preceding players;
- wherein,
- when a 0 or 1 numeric card is played at a preselected position within the numeric sentence framework, the stack of numeric cards under the 0 or 1 numeric card are handled through a step selected from the group consisting of (a) placing the numeric cards in the next player's hand and (b) removing the numeric cards to a discard pile, and the 0 or 1 numeric card thus played is removed from the numeric sentence framework.
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