Method of playing a card game based on odd numbers

Claim 1

A method of playing a card game comprising: A) providing a deck of fifty-seven cards, with said cards including cards having face values of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, and being of four different colors, including three red cards of each face value, three blue cards of each face value, three yellow cards of each face value, one green card of face value "9", and one green card of face value "11"; B) dealing 13 cards to each player; C) leaving five cards for a highest bidder's score pile; D) defining a score value for each card, with cards having face values of "9" and "7" having score values equal to 3 points, cards having face values of "5", "3" and "1" having a score value of 1 point, said card having a face value of "21" having a score value of 21, and said card having a face value of "11" having a score value of 11; E) each player bidding a bid score value based on score value of the cards dealt to such player; F) each player passing when such player is finished bidding his highest point total; G) continuing bidding until all but one player has passed, said one player being highest bidder; H) said one player defining a trump color; I) defining a hierarchy of card values, which includes (1) said card with a face value of "21" being highest in card value with a value of 21, (2) said card with a face value of "11" being second highest with a value of 11, and (3) said trump color cards having face values of "9", "7", "5", "3" and "1" being next highest; J) said highest bidder integrating cards from said highest bidder's score pile into cards in said highest bidder's hand and reforming the highest bidder's score pile; K) said highest bidder playing one card from his hand; L) a player adjacent to said highest bidder playing one card from his hand; M) each player playing one card from his hand until all players have played one card from their hand; N) determining a hand winner by designating the player who played card with the highest card value; O) crediting the hand winner with a total score determined by adding up the score value of all of the cards played by each player; P) having said hand winner integrate cards from said re-formed highest bidder's score pile into his hand, and re-forming said re-formed highest bidder's score pile with cards from his hand; and Q) said hand winner playing one card from his hand to begin a new hand.

Claim 2

A method of playing a card game comprising: A) providing a deck of fifty-seven cards, with said cards including cards having face values of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, and being of four different colors, including three red cards of each face value, three blue cards of each face value, three yellow cards of each face value, one green card of face value "9", and one green card of face value "11"; B) dealing 13 cards to each player; C) leaving five cards for a highest bidder's score pile; D) defining a score value for each card, with cards having face values of "9" and "7" having score values equal to 3 points, cards having face values of "5", "3" and "1" having a score value of 1 point, said card having a face value of "21" having a score value of 21, and said card having a face value of "11" having a score value of 11; E) each player bidding a bid score value based on score value of the cards dealt to such player; F) each player passing when such player is finished bidding his highest point total; G) continuing bidding until all but one player has passed, said one player being highest bidder; H) said one player defining a trump color; I) defining a hierarchy of card values, which includes (1) said card with a face value of "21" being highest in card value with a value of 21, (2) said card with a face value of "11" being second highest with a value of 11, and (3) said trump color cards having face values of "9", "7", "5", "3" and "1" being next highest; J) said highest bidder integrating cards from said highest bidder's score pile into cards in said highest bidder's hand and reforming the highest bidder's score pile; K) said highest bidder playing one card from his hand; L) a player adjacent to said highest bidder playing one card from his hand; M) each player playing one card from his hand until all players have played one card from their hand; N) determining a hand winner by designating the player who played card with the highest card value; O) crediting the hand winner with a total score determined by adding up the score value of all of the cards played by each player; P) having said hand winner integrate cards from said re-formed highest bidder's score pile into his hand, and re-forming said re-formed highest bidder's score pile with cards from his hand; and Q) said hand winner playing one card from his hand to begin a new hand.