NL1033318C2 - Card game, has playing cards linked with balls used in pool billiards, preferably eight ball pool - Google Patents

Abstract

Each playing card is linked with a ball used in pool billiards, optionally with the exception of the playing ball. An independent claim is also included for a combination of pool billiards and this card game.

Description

Card game for pool billiards

The invention relates to a card game comprising a set of 5 different playing cards or a plurality thereof. The invention further relates to an assembly of pool billiards and a card game. Finally, the invention relates to the use of such an assembly in playing the pool billiard game.

Pool billiards is a popular game that is known in a large number of countries. The 10 is always played by two individual players or by two couples or two by two.

The most famous form is the 8-ball pool billiard that is played with 16 balls, one play ball and 15 numbered ones, namely 1 - 7, the so-called whole balls and 9 - 15, the half balls, and ball 8, the 'eight ball ". The aim of the game is, in short, that one player plays away the whole balls ("pot") and the other player half the balls. Before a ball is played, it must be indicated in which hole this ball will disappear. Ball 8 is the last to be played away and the one who succeeds has won.

Furthermore, a 9-ball pool billiard is also known which is generally played with 10 balls, one of which is a play ball and 9 balls with the numbers 1-9. The lowest numbered ball must always be hit first. It is not necessary to indicate in which hole a ball is potted.

In addition, there are other pool billiards games known, such as the 6-ball game and the straight pool or 14.1 pool billiards.

A major disadvantage of playing pool billiards, which is often practiced in cafés and billiards centers, is that it can only be played with two people. This is precisely the case because pool billiards is mainly practiced on a large scale recreational.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple aid for enabling the playing of pool billiards with more than two people, whereby a gambling aspect can also be offered. But it can also make playing two people of the pool billiard more attractive because more variations can be brought into play.

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In order to achieve the intended object, the invention provides a card game of the type mentioned in the preamble, characterized in that each playing card is coupled to a ball from the pool billiard, with the general exception of the playing ball. The card game according to the invention may contain, in addition to this set of playing cards or a plurality thereof, other cards such as one or more from the group selected from turn cards, cards that stand for a turn skip, error cards (fault cards) and jokers.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the card game according to the invention comprises a set of 15 different playing cards which are coupled to a ball from the so-called eight-ball pool billiard, or a plurality thereof. This coupling can be realized with the aid of various images. Each of the different playing cards preferably bears the image of a ball from the eight-ball pool table. It is also possible to envisage 7 cards with a full color indication linked to the so-called whole balls from the eight-ball pool billiard and 7 cards with a half color indication linked to the so-called half balls from the eight-ball pool billiard. The single ball number 8 also has its own color. Instead of a color indication, the cards can also be simply numbered from 1 to 7, whereby a distinction is made in one way or another between whole and half balls. Consideration can be given here to the use of a different font for the number indication, namely one for the whole and one for the half balls, or to display the figures in full color, namely for the whole balls or in broken color, namely for the half balls. Of course, it is also possible to combine both exemplary embodiments in which one of the numbers 1 - 7 is applied to a playing card with a full or half color combination, each color being coupled to a certain number. Thus, for example, a card with a completely yellow ball with the number 1 and a card with a yellow-white striped ball with the number 1 may be present. Of course, the numbers 1-15 can also simply be applied or any image whatsoever in different numbers, such as for example one rose, two roses etc .. It will be clear that these examples are by no means limitative of the invention. Any set of playing cards, each playing card of which in one way or another stands for a ball from a pool billiard falls under the invention.

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Another aspect of the invention is a pool billiard and card game assembly comprising a card game according to the invention. The card game contains playing cards that are linked to the pool billiard with which an assembly is formed. Such an assembly offers the players the possibility of practicing the pool billiard game with two or more than two players.

A further aspect of the invention is the use of such an assembly of pool billiards and card game as described above by two or more players, each player receiving playing cards which co-determine the course of the pool billiard game. The number of players consists, for example, of 2 - 10 people, preferably 10 of 2 - 6, more preferably of 4 people, whereby the number of players can also be odd. With the help of the playing cards that are handed out, both the order of the pool billiards and the ball that the player must pocket are determined.

Within the scope of the invention many forms of appearance are possible for a person skilled in the art, for example for adaptation to different game rules and / or the number of players. Similar card games for combination with other forms of pool billiards, such as, for example, 9-ball pool billiards, the 6 * ball pool billiards and the 14.1 pool billiards, fall within the scope of the invention. Each of these card games contains, in addition to any turn cards, cards that stand for a turn, error cards (fault cards) and jokers, as many cards as the pool billiard comprises balls generally minus the play ball, or a multiple thereof. Also a part of the above-described card game with 15 playing cards coupled with the balls from the 8-ball pool billiard could, in addition to the possible turn cards, cards that stand for a turn, error cards (fault cards) and jokers, be suitable for applying with for example the 9-ball, 6-ball or 14.1 pool billiards.

For the current patent application the following definitions apply: eight-ball or 8-ball pool billiards: billiard table with six holes (holes, pockets) and seven fully colored and seven in-line balls, the black ball eight (eight ball) and the white toy.

30 fault: error in the billiard game pocket or hole: hole in the billiard table pots: billiard ball in a pocket or hole punch 4 playing card: card linked to a ball from the pool billiard game, with the exception of the play ball.

The invention will be further elucidated without limiting it in any way with reference to the following exemplary embodiment.

The following card game has been developed for playing pool billiards with 2-6 people:

There is a fourfold of a set of 15 playing cards: 10 8 cards with an image of a fully colored ball: a card with a yellow ball with number 1 - a card with a blue ball with number 2 - a card with a red ball with number 3 a card with a purple ball with number 4 15 - a card with an orange ball with number 5 - a card with a green ball with number 6 a card with a dark red-brown ball with number 7 a card with a black ball with number 8.

7 cards with an image of a ball colored in lanes: 20 - a card with a yellow / white ball with number 9 a card with a blue / white ball with number 10 a card with a red / white ball with number 11 a card with a purple / white ball with number 12 a card with an orange / white ball with number 13 25 - a card with a green / white ball with number 14 a card with a dark red-brown / white ball with number 15.

In total there are 60 playing cards present and in addition possibly turn cards, cards that stand for a turn over, fault cards and jokers. The 30 playing cards are based on the 8-ball pool billiards, but the game rules of the game played in a combination of pool billiards and playing cards deviate from those of the usual 8-ball pool billiards.

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Before the start of the game, the pool billiard is placed in the normal starting arrangement of the 15 balls in an inverted triangle with the 8-ball in the middle of three balls, with a whole, fully colored and a half, in lanes at the lower corners. colored ball, but also any other initial setup is conceivable. In addition, there is 5 a white toy.

Each player receives a playing card to determine the playing order during pool billiards. The player with the highest number / highest ball on the card starts shuffling, the player with the lowest number / lowest ball is the last to turn. Of course, there are also many other ways of conceiving the playing order, for example by determining this order in reverse, or in a completely different way by, for example, tossing or dice.

Each player then plays with a number of, for example eight, closed playing cards, which represent the balls to be pocketed. It is therefore possible that different players have to pocket one or more equal balls.

15 The player does not necessarily have to play a ball for which he has a card, but at least one ball must be hit. A variant of this may be that it is agreed in advance that you must state in advance which ball you want to pocket and in which pocket.

When a player pays a ball, he must lay the card with the ball in question open to give the co-players the opportunity to check whether he actually also had to poke this ball. If the player actually has to pocket this ball, the player may continue to play. When a player pays a ball for which he does not have the playing card, he makes a mistake and must take an extra playing card. Other errors can be, for example: not hitting any ball, potting the white ball, playing a ball outside the billiard table or if it has been agreed that there is an obligation to report the last card, fail to do so. It is possible to agree in advance on the maximum number of errors that can be made by a player before he must stop the fight. The one who potted his balls first is the winner.

In addition, possibly turn cards, fault cards and jokers can be brought into the game. A possible turn card reverses the order of play, cards that stand for a turn skip make a player wait a turn, an error card can be undone by a possible wild card and a possible error card (fault card) can be canceled with 6 an error awarded to the person who has it.

Although the invention has been further elucidated hereinbelow on the basis of merely the single exemplary embodiment of the card game with 4x15 playing cards in combination with the eight-ball pool billiard game, it should be clear that the invention is by no means limited thereto. On the contrary, many variations are still possible for the average skilled person within the scope of the invention, for example for adaptation to the number of players and / or to different game rules.

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Claims (8)

A card game comprising a set of different playing cards or a multiple thereof, characterized in that each playing card is coupled to a ball from the pool billiards, possibly with the exception of the playing ball. 2. A card game according to claim 1, characterized in that the card game comprises, in addition to playing cards, other cards such as one or more from the group selected from 10 turn cards, cards that stand for a turn skip, fault cards and jokers. A card game according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the number of different playing cards are linked to a ball from the eight-ball pool billiards. 4. A card game according to claim 3, characterized in that the number of different playing cards is 15 which are coupled to a ball from the eight-ball pool billiard, with the exception of the white playing ball. 5. A card game according to claim 4, characterized in that each of the different playing cards bears the image of a ball from the eight-ball pool billiards. A card game according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that each of the different playing cards bears the numbers 1-15 corresponding to a ball from the eight-ball pool billiards. 25 An assembly of pool billiards and a card game comprising a card game according to one or more of the preceding claims. 8. Application of the pool billiard and card game assembly as claimed in claim 7 by two or more players, each player receiving playing cards which determine the course of the pool billiard game. 1 0 33 3 1 8