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  Trading card game and a method to playUSPTO Application #: 20070057459Title: Trading card game and a method to play Abstract: A trading game and a method to play a trading game is provided. The game comprises of a game board that is adjustable according to the number of players participating the game and a deck of trading cards for each player. According to one embodiment the cards are of five different types and some card types can move on the game board according to the specific features described on the cards. The moveable cards can participate in battles against the cards of other players on the game board and the result of the battle is based on the features the battling cards. (end of abstract)
Agent: Dodds & Associates - Washington, DC, US Inventor: Ernest Silva USPTO Applicaton #: 20070057459 - Class: 273255000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Board Games, Pieces, Or Boards Therefor, Piece Moves Over Board Having Pattern, Chance Device Controls Amount Or Direction Of Movement Of Piece, Military Or Naval Engagement The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070057459. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates generally to board games, and more particularly to trading games. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] There are several board games that include trading features. In such games players usually pursue wealth and the players are able to move tokens on the game board. On the other hand there are several games that consist of cards with specific features that the players can trade. Known are also trading games that solely consist of cards with imaginary features fighting against another. However, there is so far no game that would allow the trading cards to move on a game board and fight on the board. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] The game according to the current disclosure is a trading game that combines a game board and trading cards. The trading cards have various features and certain cards can be moved on the game board based on the specification given in these cards and other cards that the player is playing. [0004] An object of the current invention accordingly is to provide a game that combines trading cards and a game board. [0005] Another object of the current invention is to provide a game, where the players combine a strategic board game with trading cards. [0006] An even further object of the present invention is to provide a game, where the player may amend the features of the cards he is playing with another cards he has in the play. [0007] An even further object of the invention is to provide a board game combined with collectible cards. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] FIG. 1 illustrates a Battle Field with nine Battle Squares. [0009] FIG. 2 illustrates a Player's Filed with two Battle Squares, one Creature Square, one Commander square and two Structure Squares. [0010] FIG. 3 illustrates the game board with one battle field and four player fields. [0011] FIG. 4 illustrates a set of three battle fields each adjacent to two player's field. [0012] FIG. 5 illustrates the layout of a Creature Card [0013] FIG. 6 illustrates the layout of a Structure Card. [0014] FIG. 7 illustrates the layout of a Spell Card. [0015] FIG. 8 illustrates the layout of a Resource Mine Card [0016] FIG. 9 illustrates the layout of an Artifact Card. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0017] According to the present invention the game comprises a game board 1. The game board further comprises at least one Battle Field 2. The Battle Field consists of at least nine Battle Squares 3. The game board further comprises at least two Player's Fields 4. A Player's Field consists of six squares as follows: two Battle Squares 3, two Structure Squares 5, one Creature Square 6 and one Commander Square 7. The number of Player's Fields can be increased based on how many players participate the game. FIG. 1 specifically shows the Battle Field 2 with nine Battle Squares 3. FIG. 2 specifically shows a Player's Field 4 with six squares. One preferred embodiment of the game board is shown in FIG. 3 where the Battle Field 2 is surrounded by four Player's Fields 4. FIG. 4 shows another preferred embodiment where three Battle Fields 2 are arranged in line and each Battle Field 2 is adjacent to two Player's Fields 4. With this configuration two teams each having three players can play against each other. [0018] In the beginning of the game each of the players has a pre-made card deck. Each deck has at least 30 cards and may generally not have more than two copies of the same card in it. Exceptionally a player may have as many Resource Mine Cards of the same type in the deck as she/he wishes. At the beginning of the game the card decks are hold upside down in front of each player outside of the game board. Each player then draws seven cards from his/her deck. At no time a player may have more than seven cards in his/her hand. If a player has more than seven cards in hand at the end of his/her turn, the player must discard the extra cards selected by him/her self into a junkyard pile, which consists of the cards that cannot be played anymore. [0019] According to one preferred embodiment there are five basic types of cards in the game. Now specifically referring to FIGS. 5-9 the cards of the game are Creature Cards, Structure Cards, Spell Cards, Resource Mine Cards and Artifact Cards. Continue reading... Full patent description for Trading card game and a method to play Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Trading card game and a method to play 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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