Abstract: This invention relates to a card game comprised of at least one warrior card, at least one technique card, at least one power card, and at least one field card. This invention also includes a method of playing said card game, which involves the use of a battle binder.

Abstract: A strategy board game is disclosed. The board for the game or playmat is comprised of several distinct regions each with a specific purpose and/or rules associated with the region. The Battlefield region is where opposing players challenge one another with various game pieces. There is also a region for keeping certain game pieces while they await to be summoned to the Battlefield. Another region, the Graveyard, is were game pieces are placed after such game pieces are taken by an opponent. Another region of the playmat is designated for the storing of currency used during play. Certain game pieces have fixed properties and other have properties that can be changed by the player during the course of the game at strategic times. A player can change the properties of a game piece by paying the cost associated therewith using the currency he or she has earned by moving game pieces and/or taking an opponents game pieces.

Abstract: Marker apparatus for using a marker to make a plurality of different designs on a surface including a design ring mounted rotatably on a base and including a plurality of apertures for receiving the marker and which provide the marker with a plurality of different movements with respect to the marking surface upon rotation of the design ring with respect to the base.

Abstract: A poseable toy animal including at least a pair of flexible limbs formed in part by skeletal-like structure including a pair of flexible members extending downwardly from a generally inverted U-shaped frame including a pair of downwardly extending support members and formed in part by flexible material surrounding the flexible members and which flexible members and flexible material may be bent into different shapes to provide the animal with different poses.