Abstract: A deck of playing cards and a method of playing a game are provided. An object of the game is to form two lines on a grid, wherein a line is defined by a horizontal or vertical line of four in a row of the same player's cards. A further object of the game may be to form two strings on a grid, where a string is defined as a horizontal or vertical line made up of the same player's cards, the cards of each string containing four different elements, with a different element appearing on each card of the string. The game may be played with physical cards or in a virtual environment executed by a video game application on a computing device.

Abstract: A tool comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being connected by means of an off-set connecting portion, wherein the first and second portions are generally perpendicular to each other. The tool is of particular use in aligning work pieces, for example in the field of pipe fitting, and the connecting portion preferably forms an open gap between the first and second portions to allow for protruding edges of work pieces.

Abstract: Powder coating compositions which produce a variegated speckled appearance after being applied and baked are made from a dry blend of a finely divided fusible polymeric film forming coating composition and an oil soluble dye. Such coating compositions are useful as decorative and protective coatings for many industrial applications.