DE2263913A1 - PLAYER WITH PLAYING CARDS - Google Patents

Description

Patent attorneys Dipl.-Ing. F. Weickmann,

Dipl.-Ing. H.Weickmann, Dipl.-Phys. Dr. K. Fincke Dipl.-Ing. F. A. Weickmann, Dipl.-Chem. B. Huber

8 MUNICH 86, THE SAHA POST BOX 860 820

MÖHLSTRASSE 22, CALL NUMBER 98 39 21/22

MARVIN GLASS & ASSOCIATES, 815 North LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois, V.St.A.

Game device with playing cards

The invention relates to gaming devices, namely a game that is played with cards, some of which embody objects that can be bought, sold, lost or exchanged in the course of the game _{or the like}

The invention provides a game that has a first set of cards with inscriptions showing a car and the price for that Represent a car, which can be purchased, traded and exchanged during the course of the game, as well as play money that can be used to buy cars represented by the first set of cards are used, as well as a second set of cards that carry game instructions, and means relating to the first map set and displaying the actual value of the cars during the game.

Further details emerge from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings Bs show:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a card holder and a Wheel of fortune according to the invention;

Pig.2 a vertical section along line 2-2 of _a 1 ig?; 3 shows a perspective view from above of the frame,

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that carries the wheel of fortune, as well as from below on the inventive Card holder;

Pigo4 is a plan view of three "car cards" according to the invention;

FIG. 5 shows a plan view of three copies of the "blue book" cards according to FIG the invention;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of three "insurance" cards according to FIG Invention;

7 shows a top view of three "hazard cards ¹¹ according to the invention; FIG. 8 shows one of the cards that serve as play money"

A first set of "car cards" 10 is provided for the game, three of which are shown in FIG. The name, the model or other designations of the car can also be affixed to the card, see 10c _e These cards are purchased and traded by the players, e.g. exchanged according to certain rules of the game during the game so instead of cards, real toy cars can also be used, depicting various designs and / or models of cars.

The aim of the game is to become the richest car dealer among the players. The bartering multiple cards 12 are provided (FIG _e 8), the game money represent with printed value.

A second set of cards 14 (Figure 5) are provided with labels that _tt specify the actual value of the car represented by the road maps is known, a "Blue Book" is currently in the automobile trade, both by the sellers as well as by the buyers used in the the current rate for a dealer of new and used cars is published »Hence

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the cards 14 are called "blue book cards"} because giving in "re labels 14a the actual value of the cards, cars represented 10 to _0, the actual values often differ from the list prices 10b 10 on the cards Conveniently, the cards 14 a blue color, these cards are acquired by the players in the course of the game actual value of the assigned car, which is represented by the car card 10, and can use this during the game to swap or trade with the car cards * Instead of the card set 14, real "blue book" booklets can also be provided. The booklet in this pail contains the blue book value of certain cars represented by the car cards 10.

Several hazard cards 16 (Figo7) are also provided for the game. The "hazard cards" are used to simulate damage or the like that can happen to the cars held by the players, which are represented by the car cards 10. The hazard cards 16 can be part of a set of cards which also contain information cards, for example 18 and 20 (FIG. 7). Information relating to certain rules of the game is written on the latter. These cards can be purchased in the game and played "These cards (Figure _e 7) can ⁱ as" trading ^cards! Are called and they determine the acquisition, loss, or trade the car cards 10, the play money 12, the Blue Book cards 14 and / or other cards in the course of the game.

A set of "insurance cards" 22 (Fig «6) are used by the Players acquired in the course of the game. The insurance cards are held by the players to the risk cards 1b to counteract. For example, the version

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Cards protect against collisions, fire, theft, rain or storm damage, or they can also be worthless because a card can represent a "deceased ¹¹ insurance company, as is the case with the inscription on the left card of the Pig.6

_{The insurance cards and also the cards shown in Plg e} 7 are expediently color-coded within each set

In Pig «3 below a card holder 24 is shown which is used to hold the various cards shown in FIGS. 4-8 in common stacks. In the embodiment of the invention shown, a Glüoksrad 26 is provided, which carries information 26a all around in sectors. It is held on a frame 28 which fits over the card holder 24, as shown in Figures 2 and 4 _e The information 26a of the wheel of fortune provide instructions which guide the course of the game according to certain rules of the game. A pointer 28a can be formed in one piece with the frame and interact with the wheel of fortune 26 «.

A game scheme can run as follows: Each player receives a certain amount of play money 12, one or several blue book cards 14, one or more insurance cards 16, one or more trading cards 16, 18, 20 and one or several car cards 10, The car cards and the play money must be presented face up in front of each player; The insurance cards, blue book cards, and trading cards must either be held in the hand of the player in a clearly visible manner or placed face down in front of him. Preferably everyone must Player always have a certain number of car cards 10 in front of him, before this player takes part in the game

The sequence of a player's turn can be as follows to proceed: First the player has to take his pack with him

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refill a sufficient number of cars to meet the minimum requirement; this can be four cars, for example. This can be done by buying car cards 10 at the "exchange" (ie one of the compartments in the card holder 24). Then the player can pull one of the trading cards from the stack of trading cards lying in the card holder 24. Then he can play one of the trading cards he is holding © For example, if he plays the hazard card 16 of the league 7 by placing it on another player's car card 10, the car represented by this card 10 becomes a “stolen car "and must be put back in the card holder 24 together with the played hazard card 16. If the player holds the trading card 18 of Figo? he can buy a car card from any other player at half the list price. The list price is given under 10b on the car card.Of course, the blue book cards 14 would be important when playing a card like card 18 because the blue book card would indicate the actual value of some of the car cards and thus give the player instructions as to which car card to use should purchase with the card 18 at half price. If a player decides that he wants to finish his Spielaug without any trade in cars, he can trade card 20 of lig _o 7 play, "After a player has played one or more trading cards, a player can spin the wheel 26 and the instructions on follow the sector of the wheel of fortune pointed to by pointer 28a.

When a player has followed the steps listed above, they can release their item for purchase and other players can submit offers for his car cards 10, Here the blue book cards 14 are again significant during the bartering with the car cards, because the blue book cards indicate the actual value of the cars represented by the car cards «After the other players offer offers for

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made one or more "selling player" cars have, the selling player calculates the offers taking into account his blue book cards and must now have one of the bidding player with whom to make a transaction or trade. The selling player must either accept the offer of the player making the bid and sell the car at the bid price, or he has to propose a price. In the latter case, the bidding player has the option of paying the proposed price or continue trading or challenge the selling player by asking to "look up". The selling one Player must then show his blue book card to the bidding player. If the value of the car for the selling one Player is the same or higher than the asking price, then the bidding player must buy the car for the full list price buy according to item 10b and / or a fine pay for the "insult". However, if the selling player has asked for a higher price than the Bluebuoh card price corresponds, the bidding player purchases the car card for the blue book value of the selling player (or for nothing if the value is given as "scrap", as happens with the left card 14 of the Pigo5). This will be fines the selling player for dishonesty to be paid to the bidding player. When a Transaction is completed, the selling player pulls another trading card from the card holder 14 and ends his Plays

The game ends when all the cards from your deck are in the card holder 24 are used up and a player's pack is empty

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Claims (1)

Expectations '1J game, characterized by a first set of cards (10), on each of which a car and a price for this car are recorded, with the cars in the course of the game can be acquired and traded, furthermore through play money (12), which can be traded with the on the first set of cards Cars depicted is used by a second set of cards (Figo5, 6, 7) on which game instructions are given and by means (14) associated with the first set of cards to determine the actual value of the Cars to be specified in the course of the game 2ο game according to claim 1, characterized by hazard cards (16) representing damage and a set of insurance cards (22) that are purchased during the game can and serve to counteract the damage represented by the hazard cards (16) 3. Game according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by a card holder (24) with receptacles for the cards in which the cards are included in their sets ο 3 0 9 8-28 / 0400 L e r s e i t e