Abstract: The invention includes specialized card decks and methods of play that revolve around three groups or groups of cards—numerical cards of 3 suits, 3 types face cards, and high cards. In one embodiment of the invention, the card deck consists of 52 specialized cards, which are divided into groups with the following general hierarchy: (1) 4 high cards that trump all other cards and (2) 12 face cards (3 of each type) that trump all 36 numerical suit cards (12 cards of each suit with a numerical value of 1-3). Within each group, the rank of each card is: (1) all high cards are equal; (2) face card X beats face card Y, face card Y beats face card Z, and face card Z beats face card X; (3) higher numbers beat lower numbers of any suit; and (4) suit P beats suit R, suit R beats suit S, and suit S beats suit P. In addition, each card may have a “draw value,” i.e. a number of cards that must be drawn by a player as a consequence for playing a particular card.

Abstract: The invention includes specialized card decks and methods of play that revolve around three groups or groups of cards—numerical cards of 3 suits, 3 types face cards, and high cards. In one embodiment of the invention, the card deck consists of 52 specialized cards, which are divided into groups with the following general hierarchy: (1) 4 high cards that trump all other cards and (2) 12 face cards (3 of each type) that trump all 36 numerical suit cards (12 cards of each suit with a numerical value of 1-3). Within each group, the rank of each card is: (1) all high cards are equal; (2) face card X beats face card Y, face card Y beats face card Z, and face card Z beats face card X; (3) higher numbers beat lower numbers of any suit; and (4) suit P beats suit R, suit R beats suit S, and suit S beats suit P. In addition, each card may have a “draw value,” i.e. a number of cards that must be drawn by a player as a consequence for playing a particular card.