Patent ID: 7104541

Claim:
A method of playing a strategy card game wherein points are awarded for forming closed polygons, comprising: selecting a first card from a set of cards that is selected from a group consisting of a play card, a point card, and a blocker card, each card having a top layer and a bottom layer, the top layer having a design superimposed by one or more lines that form a pattern, the bottom layer being magnetized, the pattern on each play card forming one or more open polygons, the pattern on each point card forming one or more closed polygons, and the pattern on each blocker card forming only a single dot with no polygons; placing the first card on a playing surface formed from a magnetic element; selecting a second card selected from the set of cards; and placing the second card against the first card on the playing surface by situating the pattern of the first card against the pattern of the second card wherein the one or more lines forming the pattern on the first card is adjacent to the one or more lines forming the pattern on the second card to form a closed polygon that was not formed before the cards were placed against each other or situating the pattern of the first card against the pattern of the second card to extend the pattern of the second card to form an open polygon, automatic points being awarded if the second card is a point card, or placing a second card if it is a blocker card, next to the first card if the first card is a point card or a play card, the single dot on the blocker card breaking up one or more lines on the sides of the first card preventing an opposing player from placing another play card or point card next to the first card to form a closed polygon, and if the second card is a blocker card, the second card is placed so as not to overlap the first card by 50%.