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Method of building a deck of collectible cards
Assignee: Decipher Inc
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Filing: 2000-03-16
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Granted: 2003-09-23
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Expires: 2020-03-16
Abstract
Abstract The method of the invention provides a process for a player to choose cards, for that player's “playing deck,” from potentially hundreds of collected cards. According to the invention, each collectible card is assigned to a particular class. The composition of the playing deck is controlled in that the playing deck may only include so many cards from each particular class. The class of a particular card may be indicated in any suitable manner. In accordance with one embodiment, the class is indicated by a series of colored dots. The number of classes may be widely varied. Also, the number of cards in a class may be varied. In accordance with one embodiment, a user may have more cards of one class than another class. Further, the basis upon which the collectible cards are assigned to a particular class may be varied. For example, the cards may be assigned based on power of the cards, versatility of the cards, commonality of the cards, the type of card, as well as any other suitable attribute. The invention provides a simple and systematic manner to control the number of cards per class in a deck.
Inventors
- 👤 Warren L. Holland, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 17:18
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F1/00; A63F1/02; A63F2001/008; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/65; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
A collection of collectible playing cards for use by a card player against one or more opponent players, the collection comprising: a reservoir deck comprising a plurality of cards collected by a card player, wherein each of the cards is assigned to one of a plurality of card classes, wherein each card includes a card class identifier that identifies a specific card class in which the card is included, wherein each card displays thereon a card identifier identifying the card among the plurality of cards, and wherein at least some of the cards display thereon a stacking indicator that indicates whether the card is stackable, such that, if stackable, two or more like stackable cards may be included in a playing deck; and a playing deck comprising a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes selected from the reservoir deck by the card player, wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
160 words
A collection of collectible playing cards for use by a card player against one or more opponent players, the collection comprising: a reservoir deck comprising a plurality of cards collected by a card player, wherein each of the cards is assigned to one of a plurality of card classes, wherein each card includes a card class identifier that identifies a specific card class in which the card is included, wherein each card displays thereon a card identifier identifying the card among the plurality of cards, and wherein at least some of the cards display thereon a stacking indicator that indicates whether the card is stackable, such that, if stackable, two or more like stackable cards may be included in a playing deck; and a playing deck comprising a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes selected from the reservoir deck by the card player, wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein the specific card class includes a character card class and a weapon card class, wherein each card in the weapon card class displays thereon a character identifier, such that each card in the weapon card class may only be used with a card in the character card class identified by the character identifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein the playing deck includes a predetermined number of cards in each of the card classes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein the card class of each card is represented by a symbol including a plurality of circles, wherein one of the plurality of circles is colored to reflect the card class of each card.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein the playing deck consists of sixty cards, wherein each card is assigned to one of six card classes, and wherein the playing deck consists of ten cards per card class.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein the class of each card is represented by a symbol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein each like stackable card fights against the opponent's card(s) separately.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein each card is displayed by an electronic display device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The collection of claim 1 , wherein a total number of cards in the playing deck is a multiple of the total number of card classes, and wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of controlling the composition of a playing deck, comprising: collecting a plurality of cards in a reservoir deck, wherein each of the cards in the reservoir deck is assigned to one of a plurality of card classes, wherein each card includes a card class identifier that identifies a specific card class in which the card is included, wherein each card displays thereon a card identifier identifying the card among the plurality of cards, and wherein at least some of the cards include thereon a stacking indicator that indicates whether the card is stackable, such that, if stackable, two or more like stackable cards may be included in a playing deck; and selecting from the reservoir deck a playing deck comprising a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes selected from the reservoir deck by the card player, wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of controlling the composition of a playing deck, comprising: collecting a plurality of cards in a reservoir deck, wherein each of the cards in the reservoir deck is assigned to one of a plurality of card classes, wherein each card includes a card class identifier that identifies a specific card class in which the card is included, wherein each card displays thereon a card identifier identifying the card among the plurality of cards, and wherein at least some of the cards include thereon a stacking indicator that indicates whether the card is stackable, such that, if stackable, two or more like stackable cards may be included in a playing deck; and selecting from the reservoir deck a playing deck comprising a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes selected from the reservoir deck by the card player, wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the specific card class includes a character card class and a weapon card class, wherein each card in the weapon card class displays thereon a character identifier, such that each card in the weapon card class may only be used with a card in the character card class identified by the character identifier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of selecting includes selecting the cards from the reservoir deck displayed by an electronic display device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein each like stackable card fights against the opponent's card(s) separately.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the playing deck consists of sixty cards, wherein each card is assigned to one of six card classes, and wherein the playing deck consists of ten cards per card class.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The collection of claim 10 , wherein a total number of cards in the playing deck is a multiple of the total number of card classes, and wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
A collection of collectible playing cards for use by a card player against one or more opponent players, the collection comprising: a reservoir deck that includes a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes, wherein each card class is represented by at least one card in the reservoir deck, and wherein each card includes a class identifier that identifies the class in which the card is included, such that a playing deck may be created from the reservoir deck by selecting a equal number of cards from each card class.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
94 words
A collection of collectible playing cards for use by a card player against one or more opponent players, the collection comprising: a reservoir deck that includes a defined number of cards from a defined number of card classes, wherein each card class is represented by at least one card in the reservoir deck, and wherein each card includes a class identifier that identifies the class in which the card is included, such that a playing deck may be created from the reservoir deck by selecting a equal number of cards from each card class.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The collection of claim 16 , wherein each card class is represented by an equal number of cards in the reservoir deck.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
The collection of claim 16 , wherein at least some of the cards display thereon a stacking indicator that indicates whether the card is stackable, such that, if stackable, two or more like stackable cards may be included in the playing deck.
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