← Back to Patent Explorer
US4355812A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Stack of cards representing dice and backgammon game

Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1980-10-20
•
Granted: 1982-10-26
•
Expires: 2000-10-20
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A game using a deck of cards to generate and preserve a random sequence of number pairs which simulate roll of two die. On the front and back of each card, a number is represented. The numbers represented on the front and back of each card are independent of each other. Each number is represented on the cards in the deck the same number of times as is any other number represented on the cards in the deck. The number of cards in the deck is a whole multiple of the largest number represented by any of the cards in the deck. In duplicate backgammon and other games which normally involve dice, the largest number is 6.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert W. McCullough

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:24
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00088; A63F9/00; A63F9/04; A63F1/00; A63F1/04; A63F2001/0416; A63F2001/0425; A63F2001/0491

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that the values represented by said first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the sequential pairing of two of said symbols, said random relationship of first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a statistical probability greater than 0 associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
A stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that the values represented by said first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the sequential pairing of two of said symbols, said random relationship of first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a statistical probability greater than 0 associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 209 words
A stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that values represented by first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the combination of the symbol on one of the faces of a first card with the symbol on one of the faces of a second card adjacent thereto, said random relationship of said first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a known statistical probability greater than 0 associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 209 words
A stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that values represented by first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the combination of the symbol on one of the faces of a first card with the symbol on one of the faces of a second card adjacent thereto, said random relationship of said first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a known statistical probability greater than 0 associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A deck of playing cards as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbols are sets of dots chosen from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 dots.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
A deck of playing cards as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbols are Arabic numerals chosen from the group consisting of the integers 1 through 6.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 204 words
A duplicate backgammon game comprising: a playing board, movable playing pieces, and a chance means comprising a stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that the values represented by said first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by sequential pairings of two of said symbols, said random relationship of first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a statistical probability larger than zero associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 204 words
A duplicate backgammon game comprising: a playing board, movable playing pieces, and a chance means comprising a stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times throughout said stack, said first and second symbols chosen so that the values represented by said first and second symbols have a random relationship, said random sequential occurrences being generated by sequential pairings of two of said symbols, said random relationship of first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said stack insuring that there is a statistical probability larger than zero associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 205 words
A duplicate backgammon game comprising: a playing board, movable playing pieces, and a chance means comprising a stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times through the deck, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the combination of the symbol on one of the faces of a first card with the symbol on one of the faces of a second card adjacent thereto, said random relationship of said first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said deck insuring that there is a statistical probability larger than zero associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 205 words
A duplicate backgammon game comprising: a playing board, movable playing pieces, and a chance means comprising a stack of cards containing a multiple of three cards for simulating the statistically random sequential occurrences of any and all possible combinations resulting from the roll of two dice, each card of said stack having two opposing faces, a first symbol on one face, a second symbol on the other face, said first symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, said second symbol representing only one number chosen from the group consisting of the numbers 1 through 6, each said number occurring the same number of times through the deck, said random sequential occurrences being generated by the combination of the symbol on one of the faces of a first card with the symbol on one of the faces of a second card adjacent thereto, said random relationship of said first and second symbols and said equal number of occurrences of each number in said deck insuring that there is a statistical probability larger than zero associated with the event of any pair of numbers occurring more than two times during the simulation of said statistically random sequential occurrences.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 27 words
A duplicate backgammon game as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein each stack of cards have the capability to store a sequence of number pair representations.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US741984A Cited
FR349357A Cited
US1129423A Cited
US1099563A Cited
US1236094A Cited
US2232055A Cited
GB593999A Cited
US2722425A Cited
US3663021A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-10-25 1986-04-26 1986-10-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-10-25 1990-04-26 1990-10-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-10-25 1994-04-26 1994-10-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag