Patent ID: 6142475
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of playing a card game by a plurality of players comprising the steps of:providing value cards having at least two point values, policy cards indicating a policy and instruction, and disaster cards identifying a disaster and instruction;designating piles for a pick-up pile, a discard pile and first and second deposit piles;prior to initiating the game, separating disaster cards from value cards and policy cards, and storing the disaster cards separately;prior to initiating the game, each player selecting a role characteristic that determines the value of any value card to the player;initiating play by distributing a predetermined number of cards from value cards and policy cards face-down to each player to form a hand;placing remaining cards in the pick-up pile;each player, in sequence, taking a turn comprising the steps of drawing the topmost card from the pick-up pile, adding the drawn card to the cards in the player's hand, comparing the drawn card to the cards in the player's hand and discarding a card from the hand so as to maintain the predetermined number of cards, said discarding step comprising the options of discarding into the discard pile, depositing a card into one of the deposit piles, playing a policy card against another player, or depositing a value card into a player's own accumulated assets pile;play terminating when there are no more cards in the pick-up pile, at which time each player adds together the value of cards in their accumulated asset pile, the player which the highest total point value in their accumulated asset pile being the winner.