Illuminated playing card board game apparatus

US5445388A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• William Richard Mitchell · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 4, 1993
• Grant date: Aug 29, 1995
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2011/0018
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A playing board is arranged to include an annular array of first spaces, with a central space, with the organization further including a deck of bridge-type cards, including a joker as well as a number of playing chips to be distributed among the players in an equal quantity. A dealer distributes a plurality of playing hands to each of the players and the players in sequence place chips upon each of the individual first through tenth playing spaces relative to each hand, wherein each hand is initially indicated by a sequential playing of the first through ninth spaces, where subsequently, a game similar to Rummy is played, wherein sequencing of cards is effected and subsequently poker-like hands are played, wherein the object of the game is to finally effect discard of playing cards, with a winner being decided by the first player to discard all cards and thereby obtain all remaining chips within the central space of the game board.