Thesaurus card game

Claim 2

A pack of playing cards comprising: fifty-two cards, each of said cards being generally of the same rectangular configuration and standard size and having visually similar rear faces; each of said cards being split to define a front face divided into first and second visually distinctive zones; the first and second zone of each card bearing the same readily recognizable letter of the alphabet selected from "A" through "Z" either in a first color or a second color, each card differing from each other by either bearing a different letter or by having the same letter but of a different color; and each of said first and second zone of each card further including indicia of a different word representative of a selective subject category of words and the dictionary definition of the word immediately following the word so that the pack of cards includes one-hundred and four different such words.

Claim 3

A pack of cards in accordance with claim 1 in which the identifying letter in each zone is followed by a number from 1 through 26 which identifies the relative standing of the letter as the first letter of words in the language of the words in said zones.

Claim 4

A game comprising: a pack of fifty-two playing cards, each of said cards being generally of the same rectangular configuration and standard size and having visually similar rear faces; each of said cards being split to define a front face divided into first and second visually distinctive zones; the first and second zone of each card bearing the same readily recognizable letter of the alphabet selected from A through Z either in a first color or a second color, each card differing from each other card by either bearing a different letter or by having the same letter but of a different color; and each of said first and second zone of each card further including indicia of a different word representative of a selective subject category of words and the dictionary definition of the word immediately following the word so that the pack of cards includes one-hundred and four such words; and a spin dial including a board having a center, an annular ring around said center which is divided into fifty-two equal sectors, each sector including indicia representative of a different letter of the alphabet or the same letter in either said first color or said second color, and a pointer pivotally mounted for rotation about said center, the pointer having a pointed head portion which is disposed so that its point identifies one of said sectors.

Claim 5

A game comprising: a pack of fifty-two playing cards, each of said cards being generally of the same rectangular configuration and standard size and having visually similar rear faces; each of said cards being split to define a front face divided into first and second visually distinctive zones; the first and second zone of each card bearing the same readily recognizable letter of the alphabet selected from A through Z either in a first color or a second color, each card differing from each other card by either bearing a different letter or by having the same letter but of a different color; and each of said first and second zone of each card further including indicia of a different word representative of a selective subject category of words and the dictionary definition of the word immediately following the word so that the pack of cards includes one-hundred and four such words; and a spin dial including a board having a center, an annular ring around said center which is divided into fifty-two equal sectors, each sector including indicia representative of a different letter of the alphabet or the same letter in either said first color or said second color, and a pointer pivotally mounted for rotation about said center, the pointer having a pointed head portion which is disposed so that its point identifies one of said sectors.

Claim 6

A game comprising: a pack of N different playing cards, each of said cards being generally of the same rectangular configuration and standard size and having visually similar rear faces; each of said cards being split to define a front face divided into first and second visually distinctive zones; the first and second zone of each card bearing the same readily recognizable identifier and every card differing from every other card by bearing a different identifier; each of said first and second zone of each card further including indicia of one different word representative of a selective subject category of words, and the dictionary definition of the word immediately following the word, so that the pack of cards includes 2N different words; and a spin dial including a board having a center, an annular ring around said center which is divided into N equal sectors, each sector including indicia representative of a different one of each of said identifiers, and a pointer pivotally mounted for rotation about said center, the pointer having a pointed head portion which is disposed so that its point identifies one of said sectors.

Claim 7

A game comprising: a pack of N different playing cards, each of said cards being generally of the same rectangular configuration and standard size and having visually similar rear faces; each of said cards being split to define a front face divided into first and second visually distinctive zones; the first and second zone of each card bearing the same readily recognizable identifier and every card differing from every other card by bearing a different identifier; each of said first and second zone of each card further including indicia of one different word representative of a selective subject category of words, and the dictionary definition of the word immediately following the word, so that the pack of cards includes 2N different words; and a spin dial including a board having a center, an annular ring around said center which is divided into N equal sectors, each sector including indicia representative of a different one of each of said identifiers, and a pointer pivotally mounted for rotation about said center, the pointer having a pointed head portion which is disposed so that its point identifies one of said sectors.