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Playing cards for an educational game
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-06-14
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Granted: 1998-11-17
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Expires: 2016-06-14
Abstract
Abstract A pack of playing cards for an educational game comprises a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die. Each card has a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other. Each card has disposed on the front face at least one question and answer and a depiction of at least one die-face, the number represented by the die-face being credited to a player correctly answering the question on the card during the game. Each card of each set has disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry Frederick Druce
- 👤 John Michael Druce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B1/00; G09B1/32; A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/04; G09B19/00; G09B19/0061; G09B19/02; G09B19/06; G09B19/08; G09B3/00; G09B3/02; A63F11/00; A63F11/0011; A63F2001/0416; A63F2001/0425; A63F2001/0491; A63F9/00; A63F9/18; A63F2009/188; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00028; A63F3/00053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face, the number represented by said at least one die-face being credited to a player correctly answering said at least one question on said card during the game; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face, the number represented by said at least one die-face being credited to a player correctly answering said at least one question on said card during the game; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 1, wherein: a) said number of sets of cards is exactly six, the cards of each set carrying the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set, such that said cards are adapted for replacing a six-faced die in a single-die die-and-track game.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 2, wherein: a) each set has eight cards, each set depicting a different one of the six die-faces of a six-faced die.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 2, wherein: a) each card belongs to one of a number of suits of cards, and said cards in each suit are numbered sequentially on said rear face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 4, wherein: a) said rear faces of all the cards in a suit are identical except for the number thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 4, wherein: a) said rear faces of all the cards in a suit differ from one another by a different number and by a different word disposed thereon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 4, wherein: a) said rear faces of all the cards in a suit differ from one another by a different number and by a different picture disposed thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 4, wherein: a) the number of suits is 4, and the number of cards in a suit is 12, and the front faces of these cards comprise six sets of eight cards, each set depicting a different one of the six die-faces of a six-faced die.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 1, wherein: a) each card has the question and answer and the depiction of the die face on the same face of the card.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 1, wherein: a) each card carries a plurality of questions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 10, wherein: a) each card carries at least one easy question and at least one difficult question.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 11, wherein: a) each card carries a plurality of easy questions and a plurality of hard questions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 12, wherein: a) a symbol is provided alongside at least one question on each card to indicate the degree of difficulty of that question.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 13, wherein: a) a symbol indicating the degree of difficulty is provided alongside each question on each card.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 14, wherein: a) each symbol is selected from the group consisting of circles, diamonds, squares, crosses, stars and ovals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pack of playing cards as in claim 1, wherein: a) the questions on all of the cards relate to one educational discipline.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
109 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each rear face being identical to each other; c) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; d) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and e) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
109 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each rear face being identical to each other; c) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; d) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and e) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
106 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front-face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being exactly eight cards in each set.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
106 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front-face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being exactly eight cards in each set.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
113 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer relating to one educational discipline; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
113 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face, each rear face being identical to each other; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer relating to one educational discipline; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set; and e) each card belonging to one of a number of suits of cards, said rear faces of all the cards in a suit being different from one another by a different word disposed thereon.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set; and e) each card belonging to one of a number of suits of cards, said rear faces of all the cards in a suit being different from one another by a different word disposed thereon.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set; and e) each card belonging to one of a number of suits of cards, said rear faces of all the cards in a suit being different from one another by a different picture disposed thereon.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pack of playing cards for an educational game, comprising: a) a number of sets of cards exactly equal to the number of faces on a die, each card having a front and rear face; b) each card having disposed on said front face at least one question and answer; c) each card having disposed thereon a depiction of at least one die-face on said front face; and d) each card of each set having disposed thereon the depiction of the same die-face, the die-face being different in each set, and there being equal numbers of cards in each set; and e) each card belonging to one of a number of suits of cards, said rear faces of all the cards in a suit being different from one another by a different picture disposed thereon.
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