Patent ID: 8622393

Claim:
A method for playing a trading card game between a first player and a second player, the method comprising the steps of: the first player playing one or more first cards that influence the outcome of at least a portion of the trading card game, each first card being formed as only one section; the first player providing a second card having a first section and a second section that moves relative to the first section, the second section being movable between a first position wherein the second section is substantially unexposed to the players and a second position, the second section including a first indicia that is known only to the first player while the second section is in the first position; the first player positioning at least one of the first cards and the second card in a first zone, wherein the first zone is energized to varying degrees depending on the number of cards positioned within the first zone; and the first player moving the second section to the second position to expose the first indicia to the second player to influence the outcome of at least a portion of the trading card game.