Patent ID: 7500673
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method of playing a combined chess and card game comprising the steps of; a) laying a conventional chess piece on each designated squares of a chessboard, the conventional chess pieces including 8 Pawns, a pair of Rook, a pair of Knight, a pair of Bishop, a Queen and a King; b) designating four horizontal rows of squares on the chessboard proximal to a first player as player's territory; c) designating remaining four horizontal rows of squares on the chessboard proximal to a second player as opponent player's territory; d) shuffling a deck of cards of the card game; e) placing 24 cards of the card game face down on the chessboard by each player on three horizontal rows of squares at each player's territory, leaving a row of squares most proximate to each player without a card, a row of Pawns having a card underneath each chess piece; f) leaving at least two unrevealed cards out of the chessboard by each player, each player keeping extra cards unrevealed as held cards; g) simultaneously playing the game of chess and the card game with each player alternating turns; h) taking a destination card, the card on a destination square at opponent player's territory landed by a chess piece after a move on the chess game by a player, the player not taking destination cards landed at player's own territory; l) taking the destination card to play a selective role in the game of card and taking the captured card to play a different selective role in the game of chess; j) taking the card underneath the captured chess piece at opponent player's territory as a captured card if a card is present; k) resuming the game after the capture; l) treating the destination card differently from the captured card; m) capturing as much chess pieces by each player to win the chess game; n) outscoring an opponent player on the card game to garnish more points; and, o) ending the game by winning the chess game on a checkmate or terminating the chess game with a draw or attaining a winning score or points on the card game, the winner on the draw given to the player with more points on the card game.