Abstract: An educational card game designed to develope mathematical abilities, to perform various combined operations by dealing cards to each player and selecting at random a card designating the number that must be calculated from the card numbers of each players hand; wherein a timing device is provided to deal out the cards.

Abstract: A set of game tiles, each game tile having a like back and a face (30). On a face (10), each game tile carries a suit indicia (32) and a rank indicia (34). The suit and rank indicia are color coded or a combination of color and letter or number codes. Optionally, a tile value indicia (44) appears centrally on the face. Each of the tiles has a pair of wings (12, 14) that extend upward from the base with an angle (20) between their central axes. The angle between the central axes is less than 180.degree. are preferably greater than 90.degree. such that the tiles have handedness, i.e., unique left and right sides. In this manner, even when the rank and suit indicia are color coded with like colors, the rank and suit indicia can still be differentiated. Preferably, the tiles are relatively thick so that the tiles can be stood vertically on the base (10).

Abstract: Playing cards that are ergonomically designed to fit a person's hands to facilitate handling, shuffling and dealing are disclosed. The end edges of the playing cards are formed with undulating curves. The undulating curves each present an inwardly curved portion specifically designed to receive the player's thumb and an adjacent outwardly curved portion specifically designed to receive the player's opposing fingers.

Abstract: A magnetic domino set is disclosed comprising a set of dominoes magnetically attracted to a playing surface which, when folded, also serves as an attractive carrying case for the dominoes.

Abstract: An educational game for teaching the fundamentals of dimensional analysis, including a chip imprinted with an equal sign, and at least one set of cards. Each set of cards includes at least three (3) cards, each card having first and second faces, each face imprinted with a line bisecting the face to form top and bottom generally rectangular halves. On each card a first symbol is imprinted on the top half of the first face and the same symbol is imprinted on the bottom half of the second face, while a different symbol is imprinted on the bottom half of the first face and that symbol is also imprinted on the top half of the second face. Each symbol appears on an even number of cards.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a new form of print media product which provides enhanced realism through a three-dimensional effect. It includes a master sheet or card having a background picture, along with a picture of a person or an object printed or disposed on a substrate and which substrate is directly adhered to the surface of the card to provide a substantially continuous profile edge around the picture and which edge preferably is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the background picture. This arrangement enables a shadow to exist along this profile edge and to give an enhanced three-dimensional effect. In the case of a trading card, the reverse side preferably has detailed biographical information and detailed life sports statistics. In alternative embodiments, the profile item formed by the picture and its substrate can be removable from another object such as a magazine cover.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a new form of card of the trading card type which provides a three-dimensional effect. The card includes a master sheet or card having a background picture, along with an action picture of a person printed or disposed on a substrate and which substrate is directly bonded to the surface of the card to provide a substantially continuous profile edge around the picture and which edge preferably is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the background picture. This arrangement enables a shadow to exist along this profile edge and to give an enhanced three-dimensional effect. The reverse side of the trading card preferably has detailed biographical information, detailed life sports statistics and a family picture or likeness. An alternative embodiment includes providing a profile picture of a person on a substrate and preferably with a pin on-the reverse side to enable the same to be worn on clothing.

Abstract: A toppling tone-producing toy apparatus for producing a plurality of tones comprising a plurality of tiles, each tile having a front face, a back face, and a peripheral edge; a plurality of striker bars, each striker bar coupled to the back face of a tile; a note mechanism coupled to each tile for producing a tone when struck by a striker bar on another tile; a support mechanism for holding the tiles thereon; and a plurality of hinges, each hinge coupling the peripheral edge of each tile to the support mechanism for allowing pivotal movement of the tile, the coupling of the tiles with the support mechanism creating a generally aligned configuration where the front faces of the tiles are directionally aligned and each tile is offset from adjacent tiles by a distance less than its height such that when a tile is toppled towards an adjacent tile, its striker bar contacts the note mechanism of the adjacent tile, whereby toppling the adjacent tile, producing a tone, and creating a toppling effect that ripples thro

Abstract: A game having a number of cards on which a story is written. Certain elements of the story are obscured by chromatic camouflage. A decoder having a chromatic filter may be used to view the obscured elements.

Abstract: A block game includes thirty-six indicia blocks. Each of the blocks has an indicia face which is divided into two square faces. In each of the square faces, dots are arranged in three horizontal rows, with each row having one or two dots. Moreover, the dots on each indicia face are arranged symmetrically about an axis of symmetry of the indicia face. In play, two indicia blocks are positioned adjacent to one another in such a manner that an edge of the first square face which has one dot lies adjacent to an edge of the second square face which has two dots, or vice versa.

Abstract: A game including multiple playing pieces; with the multiple playing pieces including a plurality of identical sets of playing pieces. Each identical set of playing pieces includes a plurality of playing pieces having non-numerical indicia representing inanimate or animate objects which are rankable in a specific order relative to each other; each of the plurality of playing pieces including indicia representing one of the objects. Each of the plurality of playing pieces includes retaining means for retaining additional indicia that indicates a specific condition of the object represented on that respective playing piece, with the specific condition having a bearing on the order of ranking of the object.

Abstract: An apparently conventional playing card is invisibly coded so that it can only be read face down, by an electrooptic reading means. The card may be of non-laminated conventional card stock which has a substantially white surface conventionally printed with the identification of the suit and value of the card with inks chosen because they are visible but substantially transparent to wavelengths outside the visible range. The face of the card is coded with indicia inklessly marked across its surface with a compound which absorbs wavelengths (outside the visible range) which wavelengths are used by the reading means to read the indicia. The indicia, invisible to the human eye, correspond to a code which uniquely identifies the card. The card may be laminated from top and base sheets and the code concealed behind the front printed face of the top sheet. The upper surface of the top sheet is imprinted with the face value of the card with the inks described.

Abstract: A simple aid to shuffling is incorporated into the structure of playing cards with no significant loss in quality of appearance or feel. A slightly raised area or pattern of such areas is provided on one side of each card in a deck to act as a fulcrum between cards. The deck is then "cut" or divided into two substantially equal parts, and the two parts of the deck are each held firmly at one edge. Each card becomes a lever and acting on the fulcrum areas causes the cards to spread apart at the opposite edges so that the parts of the deck can easily be slid into each other or interleaved, with cards from one part passing between cards in the other. While the deck is thus shuffled as effectively but more easily and with less card abuse than when more vigorous methods are used, the structure of the cards does not prevent the use of the other methods when they are preferred.

Abstract: An antistick playing-card made from a sheet of polyvinyl chloride coated with a paint and embossed with stripes and raised portions on two opposite surfaces thereof by means of the operation of an embossed impression cylinder and through the radiation of an ultraviolet device.

Abstract: An improved card game is provided which consists of a plurality of trading cards or the like. A mechanism is provided for converting the trading cards into at least two sets of playing cards, so that the playing cards can be utilized in the improved card game. Another mechanism is provided for producing a random output count to determine the order of play for each player. A set of rules is used for playing the improved card game, whereby the object of the game is for a player to win the most trading cards from each of the opponent players.

Abstract: An apparently conventional playing card is invisibly coded so that it can only be read face down, by an electro-optic reading means. The card may be of non-laminated conventional card stock which has a substantially white surface conventionally printed with the identification of the suit and value of the card with inks chosen because they are visible but substantially transparent to wavelengths outside the visible range. The face of the card is coded with indicia inklessly marked across its surface with a compound which absorbs wavelengths (outside the visible range) which wavelengths are used by the reading means to read the indicia. The indicia, invisible to the human eye, correspond to a code which uniquely identifies the card. The card may be laminated from top and base sheets and the code concealed behind the front printed face of the top sheet. The upper surface of the top sheet is imprinted with the face value of the card with the inks described.

Abstract: A domino game is provided wherein some of the domino pieces have rotatable or convertible end sections that thus permit player a choice as the symbol to be displayed when the game piece is played. Symbols are displayed on both sides of each game piece, and the game pieces having rotatable or convertible ends can be changed to display alternative symbols, thereby adding to the challenge and complexity of the game. Preferably, the symbols comprise representations of U.S. or foreign currency or coins, with each game piece displaying both the front and back of at least one denomination. In one embodiment, the convertible game pieces comprise relatively rotatable sections. In an alternative embodiment, the game pieces have end sections that may be pivoted or flipped over, rather than rotated, to display different symbols. In another embodiment, each game piece comprises two separate sections which may be mated together in various orientations.

Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for determing whether or not a hole card is a member of a blackjack pair without direct observation of the hole card. The cards are separably marked in groups of aces and of face cards and tens. Each mark is detectable by a card mark sensor. The card mark sensor is used to differentially determine whether or not the hole card is a member of predetermined group when a card is placed face down therein. Thus, when the dealer receives a face-up member of a blackjack pair, the hole card is inserted into the sensor and determined to be or not to be the other member of the blackjack pair immediately and without observation of the face of the hole card. If the hole card is the other member of the blackjack pair play is stopped, and the next hand is thereby more quickly started. If the dealer does not have blackjack, play continues without knowledge by either player or dealer of the actual value of the hole card.

Abstract: A deck of playing cards and a card game to be played therewith comprises a plurality of transparent cards each having the same outer shape and size. Each card carries a colored area which may correspond to a primary shape, a secondary shape, a tertiary shape or a large master shape. Primary, secondary and tertiary shapes are selected so that they can be combined in various ways to make the master shape. The colors which may also be transparent are selected so that overlapping master shapes of secondary colors can be combined to form primary colors. The game using the cards is similar to the card game known as casino where cards are retrieved by matching shapes rather than card values and where building and doubling can be practiced.

Abstract: A music educational game is provided and consists of a plurality of small rectangular game tiles. Each tile has a face divided into halves. Each half is either blank or marked by a music note symbol representing a value count of one to six. Each half of the game tiles also has a continuous belt wrapped around the game tile in which two different music note symbols are each marked on opposite sides of the belt. The continuous belt is manually rotatable to change the music note symbol and its value count to vary the play of the game. Each player must match the face half of one tile with the face half of another tile during the play of the game until the first player left with no tiles wins the game.

Abstract: An improved toppling toy is characterized by a resetting capability that comprises a plurality of finger tip operated actuators, each of which is associated with and coupled to an associated one of the pivotally mounted tiles for joint pivotal movement therewith; and each actuator contains an outer actuator surface exposed on the upper surface of the track to a players finger, such outer surface having a frictional characteristic, whereby dragging movement of the players finger along a finger dragging lane on the track and across and transverse the actuator when the tile is in the down position causes pivoting of the actuator and thereby uprights the associated tile. Suitably the actuator and tile are formed in a unitary one piece structure of molded plastic material. A novel track contains rods to serve as a pivot for the tiles and is also formed of a unitary one piece assembly of molded plastic material.

Abstract: A domino type game is provided having game interlocking pieces formed with matching shapes rather than number dot patterns. In accordance with a preferred aspect of this invention, a playing piece is provided that has a stepped configuration with two generally flat engaging portions lying in two spaced apart planes and joined by a web. An upstanding post having a regular shape is mounted on one surface of one engaging portion, and a socket extends through the other engaging portion to the opposite surface. In at least some of the pieces, the shape of the post and the shape of the socket are different, so that a chain of shaped dominoes may be formed as a game.

Abstract: A wall constructing tile game for a number of players utilizes a set of tiles having a shape suitable to enable them to be stably placed on a substantially flat playing support surface, to enable at least one to be stably placed on top of another tile, and to enable the player to place one edge of one tile against one edge of another tile thereby establishing a directional relationship between the tiles, the set of tiles being separated into a plurality of identifiable sub-categories of tiles. The rules of the game require players to construct a wall using tiles, each player randomly selecting a pre-determined number of tiles from the sub-category of "tower tiles" and a predetermined number from another sub-category of "wall tiles" of a number of suits, each suit having a sequence.

Abstract: A promotional game particularly adapted for use in connection with packaged food products, the game including a plurality of specially constructed game cards. Each game card consists of a transparent film laminate on which is imprinted a set of game indicia, which will vary from card to card. The card consists of a film laminate including a core layer of biaxially oriented polymeric film on which is printed the game indicia, which is then coated with adhesive, and laminated with a layer of transparent, grease and oil resistant, polymeric film. The game is played by removing cards from packages and placing them in overlying register with each other to determine whether that combination is a game winner.

Abstract: A card game device embodying a first set of cards and a second set of cards with there being a plurality of spaced apart indicia on at least one face of each card of the first set of cards. The indicia are of a predetermined size and are arranged on each card of the first set of cards in a predetermined pattern. A character is disposed through each card of the second set of cards and is constructed and arranged to permit a predetermined number of indicia to be exposed therethrough upon the superimposition of each card of the second set of cards over a corresponding card from the first set of cards.

Abstract: A lottery number selector is provided and consists of a set of numbered cards so that a series of numbers can be selected at random for a state lottery drawing. A dispenser device can be used to hold at least one set of randomly mixed numbered cards so that a person can remove the top cards one at a time. The dispenser device is rotatable about its base and has a mechanism for recording the numbers selected when each card is removed.

Abstract: A card game comprises a set of cards with each card being formed with a slit along its mid-line starting from one edge and extending for about one-half its width towards its opposite edge such as to permit each card to be inserted via its slit into the slit of each other card in the set to form a pair with one-half of one card aligned with and exposed to view with the other half of the other card. Each card has indicia on each half of the card on opposite sides of its respective slit. The indicia on the half of each card on one side of the slit is non-validly complementary with the indicia on the other half of the card on the other side of its slit, but is validly complementary with the indicia on some, but not all, of the other cards of the set to form a valid card pair therewith when the two cards are inserted into each other via their respective slits.

Abstract: A game apparatus for two players is disclosed comprising (A) a card tray containing at least N compartments; (B) N dice cubes, each cube bearing six different indicia on its faces and being of a different color from the other dice cubes; (C) 6N playing cards, each card having a single indicia corresponding to one of the dice indicia thereon, with N cards exhibiting the same indicia; (D) N.sup.2 colored cards, each card being of a single color corresponding to one of the colors of said dice cubes, with N cards being of the same color; and (E) a holder for at least N dice cubes. Preferred embodiments include a card tray having N compartments on one side and N+1 compartments on the reverse side, dice cubes having one to six spots thereon which are located in the central portion of the card and color cards having a central cutout therein through which the indicia on an indicia card located below the color card in the card tray may be ascertained.

Abstract: Two sets of rectangular shaped tiles in the form of dominoes are provided. Each set of tiles are divided in half to form perfect squares. Each square of the first set are provided with separate identifiable indicia such as color or touch. One square of each tile of the second set of tiles contain a third indicia different than the first two squares on the first set of tiles. The second square on each of the second set of tiles contain the same indicia as the first square on the first set of tiles. The tiles are placed on a substantially flat surface alternately between the first set and the second set with the object being the first to create a pattern of four or more touching similar squares on either a rank, a file or a diagonal.

Abstract: A domino construction, which includes rollers and gears within the main structure of the domino, which makes it possible to cause spots to disappear, when viewing the domino from the top side, without turning over the main structure of the domino. When the spots disappear from the top side of the domino body, they simultaneously appear at the bottom side. Time is saved during and between games because shuffling of the dominoes also takes care of the necessity of turning over the dominoes, or concealing the spots.

Abstract: Cards such as playing cards have numerals or patterns corresponding to the play, printed on their one sides, while, on the other sides of these cards, printed is a common pattern. According to the invention, attractive and amusing cards of the user's own can be obtained, because the cards are so produced as to allow the user to print his favorite pattern, such as portrait of his family, actor or actress, automobile, airplane and the like, as the common pattern on the other sides of the cards.

Abstract: A set of dominoes is disclosed which can be used for a three-dimensional domino game. The indicia on the top surface of the dominoes are in the form of raised pegs, and each domino has a socket on its under surface directly below and complementary to each raised peg on the top surface. The dominoes can be used for a three-dimensional game in which dominoes are placed next to each other on the same level or on top of each other where the sockets of the upper domino receive all of the pegs directly below it.

Abstract: A flat rectangular holding frame member is provided on one side with adhesive tape adjacent the edge thereof, which is covered by a peel-off film which, upon removal, allows the frame to be applied to the surface of a wall for adherence thereto; and on the other side, is provided with snap fastener means for removably holding a flat, domino decoration-bearing rectangular face member which is similar in size and shape to that of the frame member, having mating snap fastener means on the back thereof, in place thereon, so that a wall decorated with a plurality of different domino spots, or blanks, can be rearranged on the frame member at will without removing the frame members from the wall surface.

Abstract: A card game in which a plurality of cards are employed each having thereon a plurality of indicia locations arranged to form rows and columns. In each set of cards, two or more sets making up a deck, one card of the set has an opaque indicia at a location different from every other card in that set. The remaining indicia locations on each card are transparent. In playing the game cards are drawn and placed in overlying relationship the object being to get a predetermined pattern of opaque indicia.

Abstract: Domino game apparatus comprising a plurality of domino game pieces that are divided into first and second sets of game pieces, each set being equal in number. Each individual game piece has a face that is provided with first indicia to (1) divide the face into two sections, (2) inscribe values in each section, and (3) distinguish the first set of game pieces from the second set of game pieces. A preselected game piece of the first set is provided with second indicia on the face thereof to denote special game-playing powers of the preselected game piece. The first and second sets are used in intermixed play. Points are awarded by adding or subtracting indicia values. The determination to add or subtract indicia values requires consideration of the game pieces already played and the game piece to be played.

Abstract: Deck of playing cards for playing Bridge, with means enabling two or three players to bid competitively for an unexposed or partially-exposed dummy hand, the Aces and Kings of said deck being provided with means making their identification normally non-discernible to the naked eye, unless specially conditioned in response to a Slam bid by one of the players asking for a dummy response to signify the number of Aces or Kings contained in its unexposed cards.

Abstract: Game apparatus is disclosed having a game card playing chance taking apparatus for randomly determining the play of the game cards. The preferred embodiment of the game apparatus further includes a set of game playing cards and chance taking apparatus. The playing cards, in the preferred embodiment, include three separately identifiable portions, with the first and second portions having a random numerical value associated therewith and the third portion having a numerical value associated therewith which is equal to the sum of the associated numerical values of the first and second portions. The chance taking apparatus randomly identifies one of the three card portions. The game card playing chance taking apparatus is shown in a first preferred form as a game board and game markers and is shown in a second preferred form as spinner apparatus.