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Baseball game
Assignee: PENT Corp 6329 YORKSHIRE NORTH RIDING FLINT MI 48532 A MI Co
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Filing: 1991-04-15
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Granted: 1992-09-08
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Expires: 2011-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A baseball game played with baseball type player trading cards requiring only the baseball cards, a die and a deck of standard playing cards. The player cards have a specific player's picture and statisitcs on one side and a matrix incorporating his statistics on the reverse side. The cards are divided into teams, each with a pitcher. The die is tossed to determine which matrix (player or pitcher) is used and a standard playing card is selected to determine which cell in the matrix creates the play. The game is played easily and quickly. The cards can be purchased individually by desired player or in former or current teams.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael A. Crowder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:39
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/00031; A63F2003/00034; A63F9/00; A63F9/04; A63F9/0413
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A baseball game comprising: a plurality of baseball player cards representing batters and pitchers; a deck of standard playing cards having suits and numerically sequential values; a means of chance for selecting either a batter card or pitcher card from said plurality of baseball playing cards for use in determining a play; each of said baseball player cards having a front side bearing the indicia of an individual baseball player and a back side having a matrix of play information correlated to said suits and sequential values of said standard deck of cards; and wherein one of said standard playing cards having a suit and a value is exposed and said next play is determined from said suit and said value of one of said standard playing cards in accordance with said matrix of play information of said selected batter card or pitcher card.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A baseball game comprising: a plurality of baseball player cards representing batters and pitchers; a deck of standard playing cards having suits and numerically sequential values; a means of chance for selecting either a batter card or pitcher card from said plurality of baseball playing cards for use in determining a play; each of said baseball player cards having a front side bearing the indicia of an individual baseball player and a back side having a matrix of play information correlated to said suits and sequential values of said standard deck of cards; and wherein one of said standard playing cards having a suit and a value is exposed and said next play is determined from said suit and said value of one of said standard playing cards in accordance with said matrix of play information of said selected batter card or pitcher card.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The baseball game as defined in claim 1 wherein said means of chance is a die.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The baseball game as defined in claim 1 wherein said matrix of play information represents playing statistics of said individual baseball player shown on the front side of the card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The baseball game as defined in claim 1 wherein said plurality of baseball player cards are separable into opposing teams for the game.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The baseball game as defined in claim 1 wherein said baseball player cards are arranged in a team grouping.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The baseball game as defined in claim 1 further comprising a game board.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
246 words
A method for playing a game having baseball player cards representing batters and pitchers and a deck of standard playing cards having suits and numerically sequential values, each of said baseball player cards having a front side bearing indicia of an individual player and a back side having a matrix of play information correlated to the suits and sequential values of said standard deck of cards and having a means of chance for selecting one of said batter cards or pitcher cards for use in play comprising the steps of: selecting player cards to form two teams, each team having nine batters and a pitcher; arranging said batter player cards for each team in a batting sequence; operating said means of chance for selecting either said pitcher card or said batter card from said batting sequence; turning said front side of said selected card down to expose said matrix of play information; selecting a playing card from said deck of standard playing cards to determine a suit and a value; determining a first play from said matrix of play information of said baseball player card in accordance with said suit and said value of said selected playing card; rotating said batting sequence to select another of said batter player cards in said sequence for another play; repeating said steps of operating said means of chance through said step of rotating said batting sequence; and playing and ending the game in accordance with standard rules of baseball.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
246 words
A method for playing a game having baseball player cards representing batters and pitchers and a deck of standard playing cards having suits and numerically sequential values, each of said baseball player cards having a front side bearing indicia of an individual player and a back side having a matrix of play information correlated to the suits and sequential values of said standard deck of cards and having a means of chance for selecting one of said batter cards or pitcher cards for use in play comprising the steps of: selecting player cards to form two teams, each team having nine batters and a pitcher; arranging said batter player cards for each team in a batting sequence; operating said means of chance for selecting either said pitcher card or said batter card from said batting sequence; turning said front side of said selected card down to expose said matrix of play information; selecting a playing card from said deck of standard playing cards to determine a suit and a value; determining a first play from said matrix of play information of said baseball player card in accordance with said suit and said value of said selected playing card; rotating said batting sequence to select another of said batter player cards in said sequence for another play; repeating said steps of operating said means of chance through said step of rotating said batting sequence; and playing and ending the game in accordance with standard rules of baseball.
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