Fortune telling game and deck of cards

Claim 1

A fortune telling game comprising: a deck of fortune telling cards comprising: a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and a single indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a common direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to a query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and an opposite suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a composite of at least one of a physical and personality characteristic of a person; and said plurality of cards further comprising a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both; and a game board comprising card receiving stations for receiving said cards on said game board, said card receiving stations consisting of: a first card receiving station consisting of three card receiving spaces arranged in a row; and a second card receiving station consisting of nine card receiving spaces arranged in three parallel rows which are parallel with said row of said first card receiving station, each of said parallel rows of said second card receiving station consisting of three adjacent card receiving spaces.

Claim 3

A method of playing a fortune telling card game comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) shuffling a deck of fortune telling cards, said deck of fortune telling cards comprising: a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and a single indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a common direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to said query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and an opposite suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one of a physical and personality characteristic of a person; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during said shuffling step; (c) cutting the deck of shuffled cards; (d) placing the cut deck of cards on a surface in at least one pile of cards with the indicia bearing face of each card facing said surface and out of view of said player; (e) selecting a first card from the top of the at least one pile of cards and placing said first selected card with the indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface and out of view of said player onto a first card receiving space on said surface in accordance with the following sequence: ______________________________________ 8 7 6 ______________________________________ 1 9 5 2 3 4 ______________________________________ (f) repeating said step (e) until second through ninth selected cards are placed onto the corresponding second through ninth card receiving spaces on said surface; (g) exposing the indicia bearing face of said first through ninth cards; (h) determining whether said exposed cards bear said first or said opposite suggestive relationship to said query; and (i) interpreting the relationship of said exposed cards to said query wherein first and second exposed cards are suggestive of the past status of the query, said third and fourth exposed cards are suggestive of the present status of the query, said fifth through eighth exposed cards are suggestive of the future status of the query and said ninth exposed card is suggestive of the outcome of the answer to the query.

Claim 4

A method of playing a fortune telling card game comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) shuffling a deck of fortune telling cards, said deck of fortune telling cards comprising: a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and a single indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a common direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to said query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and an opposite suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one of a physical and personality characteristic of a person; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during said shuffling step; (c) cutting the deck of shuffled cards; (d) placing the cut deck of cards on a surface in at least one pile of cards with the indicia bearing face of each card facing said surface and out of view of said player; (e) selecting a first card from the top of the at least one pile of cards and placing said first selected card with the indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface and out of view of said player onto a first card receiving space on said surface in accordance with the following sequence: ______________________________________ 8 7 6 ______________________________________ 1 9 5 2 3 4 ______________________________________ (f) repeating said step (e) until second through ninth selected cards are placed onto the corresponding second through ninth card receiving spaces on said surface; (g) exposing the indicia bearing face of said first through ninth cards; (h) determining whether said exposed cards bear said first or said opposite suggestive relationship to said query; and (i) interpreting the relationship of said exposed cards to said query wherein first and second exposed cards are suggestive of the past status of the query, said third and fourth exposed cards are suggestive of the present status of the query, said fifth through eighth exposed cards are suggestive of the future status of the query and said ninth exposed card is suggestive of the outcome of the answer to the query.

Claim 11

A method of playing a fortune telling card game using a deck of fortune telling cards comprising a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and a single indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a common direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to a query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and an opposite suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one of a physical and personality characteristic of a person; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during a shuffling step, the method comprising (a) posing a query concerning the relationship between a first and second person; (b) selecting two cards from said first group of cards of said deck of cards, said first card bearing a suggestive relationship to said first person and said second card bearing a suggestive relationship to said second person; (c) shuffling the deck of fortune telling cards; (d) placing said first and second cards in spaced-apart relationship from each other on a surface with the indicia bearing face of each card being exposed, wherein the space between said first and second card defines at least one unoccupied card receiving space; (e) discarding a preselected number of cards from the top of said deck of cards, each card of said deck of cards having said indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface to thereby reveal a top card of said deck of cards; (f) removing the top card from said deck of cards after discarding a preselected number of cards and then placing said removed top card in an unoccupied card receiving space closest to said first card to form an occupied card receiving space; (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until each unoccupied card receiving space is converted to an occupied card receiving space containing a top card from said deck of cards; (h) exposing the indicia bearing face of said top card in said occupied card receiving space; (i) determining whether said exposed top card bears said first or said opposite suggestive relationship to said query; (j) interpreting the relationship of each of said exposed top cards to said first and second card to thereby obtain an answer to said query.

Claim 12

A method of playing a fortune telling card game using a deck of fortune telling cards comprising a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and a single indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a common direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to a query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and an opposite suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one of a physical and personality characteristic of a person; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during a shuffling step, the method comprising (a) posing a query concerning the relationship between a first and second person; (b) selecting two cards from said first group of cards of said deck of cards, said first card bearing a suggestive relationship to said first person and said second card bearing a suggestive relationship to said second person; (c) shuffling the deck of fortune telling cards; (d) placing said first and second cards in spaced-apart relationship from each other on a surface with the indicia bearing face of each card being exposed, wherein the space between said first and second card defines at least one unoccupied card receiving space; (e) discarding a preselected number of cards from the top of said deck of cards, each card of said deck of cards having said indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface to thereby reveal a top card of said deck of cards; (f) removing the top card from said deck of cards after discarding a preselected number of cards and then placing said removed top card in an unoccupied card receiving space closest to said first card to form an occupied card receiving space; (g) repeating steps (e) and (f) until each unoccupied card receiving space is converted to an occupied card receiving space containing a top card from said deck of cards; (h) exposing the indicia bearing face of said top card in said occupied card receiving space; (i) determining whether said exposed top card bears said first or said opposite suggestive relationship to said query; (j) interpreting the relationship of each of said exposed top cards to said first and second card to thereby obtain an answer to said query.

Claim 22

A method of playing a fortune telling card game comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) preparing a deck of fortune telling cards, said deck of fortune telling cards comprising: a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and an indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a given direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to said query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and a second suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a personal characteristic; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during said preparing step; (c) placing the deck of cards on a surface in at least one pile of cards with the indicia bearing face of each card facing said surface and out of view of said player; (d) selecting a first card from the top of the at least one pile of cards and placing said first selected card with the indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface and out of view of said player onto a first card receiving space on said surface in accordance with the following sequence: ______________________________________ 8 7 6 ______________________________________ 1 9 5 2 3 4 ______________________________________ (e) repeating said step (d) until second through ninth selected cards are placed onto the corresponding second through ninth card receiving spaces on said surface; (f) exposing the indicia bearing face of said first through ninth cards; (g) determining whether said exposed cards bear said first or said second suggestive relationship to said query; and (h) interpreting the relationship of said exposed cards to said query wherein first and second exposed cards are suggestive of the past status of said query, said third and fourth exposed cards are suggestive of the present status of said query, said fifth through eighth exposed cards are suggestive of the future status of said query and said ninth exposed card is suggestive of the outcome of the answer to said query.

Claim 23

A method of playing a fortune telling card game comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) preparing a deck of fortune telling cards, said deck of fortune telling cards comprising: a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and an indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a given direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to said query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and a second suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a personal characteristic; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indicia bearing face of each card of said deck of fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during said preparing step; (c) placing the deck of cards on a surface in at least one pile of cards with the indicia bearing face of each card facing said surface and out of view of said player; (d) selecting a first card from the top of the at least one pile of cards and placing said first selected card with the indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface and out of view of said player onto a first card receiving space on said surface in accordance with the following sequence: ______________________________________ 8 7 6 ______________________________________ 1 9 5 2 3 4 ______________________________________ (e) repeating said step (d) until second through ninth selected cards are placed onto the corresponding second through ninth card receiving spaces on said surface; (f) exposing the indicia bearing face of said first through ninth cards; (g) determining whether said exposed cards bear said first or said second suggestive relationship to said query; and (h) interpreting the relationship of said exposed cards to said query wherein first and second exposed cards are suggestive of the past status of said query, said third and fourth exposed cards are suggestive of the present status of said query, said fifth through eighth exposed cards are suggestive of the future status of said query and said ninth exposed card is suggestive of the outcome of the answer to said query.

Claim 29

A method of playing a fortune telling card game using a deck of fortune telling cards comprising a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and an indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a given direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to a query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and a second suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one personal characteristic; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indica bearing face of each card of said deck or fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during preparation of the deck of cards, the method comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) selecting two cards from said first group of cards of said deck of cards, said first card bearing a first suggestive relationship to an object of said query and said second card bearing a second suggestive relationship to an object of said query; (c) placing said first and second cards in spaced-apart relationship from each other on a surface with the indicia bearing face of each card being exposed, wherein the space between said first and second card defines at least one unoccupied card receiving space; (d) discarding a preselected number of cards from the top of said deck of cards, each card of said deck of cards having said indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface to thereby reveal a top card of said deck of cards; (e) removing the top card from said deck of cards after discarding a preselected number of cards and then placing said removed top card in an unoccupied card receiving space closest to said first card to form an occupied card receiving space; (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until each unoccupied card receiving space is converted to an occupied card receiving space containing a top card from said deck of cards; (g) exposing the indicia bearing face of said top card in an occupied card receiving space; (h) determining whether said exposed top card bears said first or said second suggestive relationship to said query; and (i) interpereting the relationship of each of said exposed top cards to said first and second card to thereby obtain an answer for said query.

Claim 30

A method of playing a fortune telling card game using a deck of fortune telling cards comprising a plurality of cards, each of said cards having a top and bottom end and an indicia bearing face, the indicia of said indicia bearing face being oriented in a given direction from said top end to said bottom end, said indicia of each card comprising at least one word, symbol or combination thereof which bears a first suggestive relationship to a query when the card is oriented with the top end above the bottom end, and a second suggestive relationship to said query when said card is oriented with the top end below the bottom end; said plurality of cards comprising a first group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of at least one personal characteristic; and a second group of cards, each bearing indicia suggestive of a relationship to the query or a relationship to the indicia of each of said first group of cards or both, wherein the indica bearing face of each card of said deck or fortune telling cards faces away from and out of view of the player of the game during preparation of the deck of cards, the method comprising: (a) posing a query; (b) selecting two cards from said first group of cards of said deck of cards, said first card bearing a first suggestive relationship to an object of said query and said second card bearing a second suggestive relationship to an object of said query; (c) placing said first and second cards in spaced-apart relationship from each other on a surface with the indicia bearing face of each card being exposed, wherein the space between said first and second card defines at least one unoccupied card receiving space; (d) discarding a preselected number of cards from the top of said deck of cards, each card of said deck of cards having said indicia bearing face facing downward toward said surface to thereby reveal a top card of said deck of cards; (e) removing the top card from said deck of cards after discarding a preselected number of cards and then placing said removed top card in an unoccupied card receiving space closest to said first card to form an occupied card receiving space; (f) repeating steps (d) and (e) until each unoccupied card receiving space is converted to an occupied card receiving space containing a top card from said deck of cards; (g) exposing the indicia bearing face of said top card in an occupied card receiving space; (h) determining whether said exposed top card bears said first or said second suggestive relationship to said query; and (i) interpereting the relationship of each of said exposed top cards to said first and second card to thereby obtain an answer for said query.