Card game utilizing baseball trading cards

Claim 1

An improved card game which comprises: a) a plurality of trading cards; b) means for converting said trading cards into at least two suits of playing cards, so that said playing cards can be utilized in said improved card game, said converting means includes a plurality of clear plastic protective cover holders, with each having a pocket to receive one of said trading cards, a first indicia representing one of a plurality of different playing card values disposed on the front face of each said protective cover holders to provide a playing card value to each of said trading cards received in said pockets, a second indicia representing one of at least two different playing card suits disposed on the front face of each said protective cover holders to provided a playing card suit to each of said trading cards received in said pockets, wherein the protective cover holders of a common suit each having a different playing card value of said plurality of different playing card values; c) means for producing a random output count to determine the order of play for each player; d) a set of rules for playing said improved card game, whereby the object of the game is for a player to win the most trading cards from each of the opponent players; and e) a container for storing said trading cards said converting means, said random output count producing means and said set of rules therein when not being used, said container is a rectangular shaped box having a plurality of compartments therein for storing the various articles when not being used, said container further includes a rectangular shaped lid for covering said rectangular shaped box to protect the various articles within the compartments when not being used.