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  Melding card games with solving componentUSPTO Application #: 20070182100Title: Melding card games with solving component Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to card games, and more particularly to card games in which players play to form certain card combinations or “melds,” in order to collect information that in turn allows the players to solve a puzzle. (end of abstract)
Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC - Rockville, MD, US Inventor: Brian M. Yu USPTO Applicaton #: 20070182100 - Class: 273292000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Card Or Tile Games, Cards Or Tiles Therefor The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070182100. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is based upon and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/765,429, entitled "Melding Card Games with Solving Component," and filed Feb. 3, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present disclosure is directed to card games, and more particularly to card games in which players play to form certain card combinations or "melds," in order to collect information that in turn allows the players to solve a puzzle. [0003] For example, some embodiments may include various playing cards, information cards with pieces of information relating to a possible solution, and a solution card that indicates the possible solutions. In an exemplary method of game play, a predetermined number of information cards may randomly be selected prior to game play, the information on the selected cards collectively indicating one of the several possible solutions. During game play, forming a meld of playing cards may allow a player to attempt to discover the piece of information on one of the information cards, for example by attempting to satisfy a requirement associated with a particular piece of information. In such a method, the goal of a player who has succeeded in discovering enough pieces of information may be to correctly determine the solution based on the discovered information in order to win the game. [0004] Traditional card games in which players attempt to form melds include Rummy and variants such as Gin Rummy, Canasta, Five Hundred, Go Fish, and Old Maid. Specialized decks have been developed for use with some card games, such as Mille Bornes.RTM. (Parker Brothers, Inc.), Uno.RTM. (Mattel, Inc.), and the melding card game disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,247,697. Some specialized decks include cards that have certain effects on game play. For example, the game of Uno includes cards that instruct a player to perform an action such as drawing a number of additional cards. [0005] Other examples of card decks and/or games in which objects or cards are matched to create sets or melds include the games and card decks disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,734,510, 3,990,698, 4,243,226, 4,369,976, 4,846,480, 4,915,393, 5,037,110, 5,106,100, 5,213,334, 5,374,067, 5,380,012, 5,451,062, 5,711,526, 5,772,212, 5,810,361, 5,816,576, 5,863,043, 5,887,873, 6,142,475, 6,332,615, 6,454,265, 6,588,756, and UK Patent Application GB 2,230,962A. [0006] The disclosures of all of the aforementioned references are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes. [0007] The card games of the present disclosure may be understood more readily after a consideration of the drawings and the Detailed Description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] FIG. 1 is a product concept presentation sheet showing various exemplary game components including playing cards, information cards, an exemplary requirement card, a die, and a solution card. [0009] FIG. 2 is a photograph of prototype playing cards suitable for use with the games of the present disclosure, which include instruction indicia. [0010] FIG. 3 is photograph of an exemplary embodiment of a solution card suitable for use with the games of the present disclosure. [0011] FIG. 4 is a photograph of prototype information cards and requirement cards suitable for use with the games of the present disclosure. [0012] FIGS. 5 and 6 are photographs of one of the information cards and one of the requirement cards of FIG. 4, showing an exemplary method of moving the information card relative to the requirement card. [0013] FIGS. 7-10 are alternative embodiments of playing cards according to the present invention. [0014] FIGS. 11 and 12 are alternative embodiments of requirement cards according to the present invention. [0015] FIG. 13 is a front view of an embodiment of an information card according to the present invention. [0016] FIG. 14 is a rear view of the information card illustrated in FIG. 13. [0017] FIGS. 15-21 are rear views of alternative embodiments of information cards according to the present invention. [0018] FIG. 22 is an embodiment of a potential solution according to the present invention. [0019] FIG. 23 is a view of an exemplary meld of playing cards according to the present invention. [0020] FIG. 24 is a view of an information card associated with a requirement card, according to the present invention. [0021] FIG. 25 is a flowchart of an exemplary game set-up process according to the present invention. Continue reading... Full patent description for Melding card games with solving component Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Melding card games with solving component patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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