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US 7,258,342 · App. 11/141,177 · Granted Aug 21, 2007

Card game with moving cards

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,258,342
App. No.
11/141,177
Granted
Aug 21, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A card game where cards are arranged in columns, rows or circles that move in random or pseudo-random fashion. The player uses a point device to cause a line to intersect the cards. The cards that are intersected form the player's hand. The game can be played with split representation cards that are designed so that when the card is first displayed, either the suit or the rank is displayed, but both the suit and the rank are not displayed together. When the player selects the card, both the suit and the rank are displayed together as in a conventional card.

Claims (14)

1. A method of playing a card game that displays two or more concentric circles; where

(a) each circle displays two or more playing cards;

(b) one or more of the concentric circles move

(c) one or more visual indicators radiate from the center of the concentric circles and intersect each circle;

comprising:

(d) at the player's command, selecting the card closest to the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center or intersected by the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center in each circle to form the player's hand;

(e) the player holding or discarding the selected cards;

(f) replacing discarded cards; and

(g) comparing the resulting hand to a payoff table and paying the player according to the payoff table.

2. The method of claim 1 where selecting the card closest to the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center or intersected by the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center in each circle is to form the player's band is at a randomly determined time.

3. The method of claim 1 where the player controls the movement of the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center of the concentric circles.

4. The method of claim 1 where the one or more visual indicators radiating from the center of the concentric circles is stationary.

5. The method of claim 1 where some of the cards are face down.

6. The method of claim 1 where some or all of the cards are split representation.

Continuity (4)
Continuation In Part 1041882900 · Apr 21, 2003
Continuation In Part 1015638100 · May 28, 2002
Continuation In Part 1008109500 · Feb 22, 2002
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