US1228607A - Card game. - Google Patents

Description

E. W. SAWYER.

CARD GAME.

APPLICATION FlLED MAR. 6, 1917- Patented June 5, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. a. 1917.

Patented June 5, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.,

Application filed March 6, 1917. Serial No. 152,621.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMMoNsWoonBunY SAWYER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at 1506 Emerson avenue, north, Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Games, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to card games, and has for its object to provide a set of cards having thereon certain markings and sets of markings whereby many original, unique, and interesting combinations can be made, upon which combinations a very large number of pleasing games of skill and chance may be founded. I

More specifically, the game consists of four groups of thirteen cards each, each group being distinguished by a different color and each group having the cards thereof consecutively numbered one to thirteen; each of said cards also has thereon a letter of the alphabet. These letters arealot duplicated on any one group. Each group has one complete set of vowels. Certain other letters are found in each of two groups; and

certain letters appear only in one group. Each of the groups has some letters not found in any other group.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof, and are particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings illustrating the application of my invention in one form,--:

Figure 1 illustrates one group of cards having a distinguishing color, such as red. Fig. 2 illustrates a second group of cards having a distinguishing color, such as black. Fig. 3 illustrates a third group of cards with a third color, such as green; and Fig. 4 illustrates the fourth group of cards hav- 1 1n group one; G, J, Q, Y, appear in group ing a fourth color, such as blue. A

All of the cards .will preferably have white faces with the lines, letters, and numbers printed in the respective colors, the backs of the cards being of any desired design.

Each of the groups of cards, as shown, is consecutively numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,. 11, 12, 13, the numbers appearing in the upper left hand and the lower right hand corner of each card and appearing in reversedposition within rectangles 10 and 11, as indicated at 12 and 13. In whichever position the cards are held, therefore, a numthe rectangle at the top of the card. Each of the groups has one each of vowels A, E, I, O, U; but these vowels in the difi'erent groups do not appear in conjunction with the same number; thus A is on card 12 of group one, on card 7 of group two,}on card 2 of group three, and on card 9 of group four; E is on card 1 of oup one,j.card 12 of group two, card 4: 0 group three, and card 8 of group four; I is on card 9 of group one, card 5 of group two, card 13 of group three, and card- 2 of group four; 0 15 on card 8 of group one, card 9 of group two, card 3 of group three, and card 12 of group 4; U is on card 3 of group one, card 4 of group two, card 8 of group three, and card 11 of group four. The exact'distribution of these vowels need not be precisely as here shown; but it is a principle of the invention that the vowel letters of each group are on difl'erentnumbered cards from the corresponding vowel letters of any other group. In the case of the followin consonants B, C, D, F, L, M, N, P, R, and T, each appears in two groups of cards so that there are two of each of said consonants in the entire set of cards, distributed irregularly through the four groups. Thus, in the arrangement shown, there are seven of such consonants in group one, four of such consonants in' group two, six of-such consonants in group three, and five of such consonants in group four. None of these consonants last referred to, are found twice in any one goup of cards. The following'consonants H, J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z appear only once and-consequently each is found in only onev group of cards. Thus in the arrangement shown, of these consonants Z appears two; V, X appear in group three and H, J, W appear in group four.

As above stated, the exact arrangement of these letters shown is not essential but the arrangement is such that the same number of consonants of any class is not found in any of the four groups of cards.

' In general, the play is instituted by dealing in the usual manner, either all or a requisite number of cards of the pack. Two, three, or four layers most commonly comprise the num er most suitable for any of the games which may be played with these cards. In general, 13 is the high card and 1 the low card; and trump is determined by color. An essential feature of my game,

however,'is that the scoring card or the tive numbering of the different groups. In

one game, ten cards are dealt to each player.

.The card played by the first player must be followed in suit or color by the other players, but if a playeris out of suit and can match a letter already played, the player so matching winsover any other suit card. If two players match, as where three or more of the same vowels appear on the board at once, the last to match wins the trick. The peculiar grouping'of letters in the several sets of cards, four each of the vowels, two each of some of the consonants, and only one of other consonants, gives a fair hazzard of letter matching, and at the same time renders it of such doubtful occurrence as to greatly heighten theinterest tions count for the player the total of the numbers found on its three cards. Because of the peculiar arrangement of letters in spect to the numerals, the combinations are rendered difficult to secure and the results of such combinations in respect to the counting sums of the numbers thereon are made interestingly uncertain.

A further description of the multiplicity of uses of the cards having the arrangements f herein described isunnecessary. The advantages of my invention are obvious, as by these means games of much variety and interest may be played while avoiding the unpleasant assoclation which to some render the use of what are known as common playing cards obnoxious.

I claim:

1 A deck of cards comprising four groups of equal number, the cards of each group being marked to distinguish the same from the cards of each other group, the cards of .each group being consecutively f numbered, and each card of each group having a different letter of the alphabet thereon, some of said letters appearmg on a card of each group, others of said letters appearing on a card of each of two groups and still others of said letters appearing on a 1 card of only one group.

2. A deck of cards comprising four groups of equal number, the cards of each group being marked to distinguish the same from the cards of each other group, the cards of each group being, consecutively numbered, and each card of each group.

having a difl'erent letter of the alphabet thereon, each group having the cards thereof marked with one each of the vowels A, E, I, O, U, each of said vowels appearing 'on a different numbered card on each group.

3. A deck of cards comprising four groups of equal number, the cards of each group being marked to distinguish the same from the cards of each other group, the cards oi each group being consecutively numbered, and each card of each group having a different letter of the alphabet thereon, each group having the cards thereof marked with one each of the vowels A, E, I, O, U, each of said vowels appearing on a different numbered card on each group, a portion of the consonants appearing on a card of each of two grpups and the remaining consonants appearmg on a card of only one group.

In testimony whereof Ihave afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMONS WOODBURY SAWYER. Witnesses:

Gm. E. Y 0on0, A. D. BENNETT.

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