Method and apparatus for a recipe game

Abstract

A game can be played using two different classes of tokens according to the disclosed method to assemble sets of tokens. The tokens may be playing cards, and the two different classes may be, for example, a group class made up of cards, each of which identifies a member of the group, namely a type of coffee beverage. The second class of cards could then be the ingredients for each such type of coffee beverage, with each ingredient being identified on a separate card. Wild cards may be included. Sets are assembled by collecting a recipe card and the ingredient cards that correspond to the recipe card.

1 . Apparatus for playing a game, the apparatus comprising a token set comprising a plurality of tokens having indicia on a side thereof, said tokens comprising group class tokens and component class tokens, the group class tokens each identifying a type of the group class, and each type having a plurality of corresponding components, and the component class tokens each identifying a component corresponding to at least one of the component of one of the types of the group class tokens, such that sets comprising each type of the group class tokens and component tokens identifying each of the corresponding components of the type can be formed from the token set.  
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of aspect  1  wherein the component class tokens include wild tokens capable of use to complete a set with at least two different types of the group class tokens.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of aspect  1  wherein the tokens are selected from the group consisting of cards, chips, tiles and electronically-displayed images.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of aspect  2  wherein the tokens comprise 10 group class tokens, at least two of the types of which have fewer than 4 corresponding components, at least two wild component tokens for completing the sets of the at least two of the types having fewer than 4 corresponding components, and at least two additional wild component tokens.  
     
     
         5 . A method for playing a multi-player game with a deck of card tokens comprising the steps of: 
 dealing hands comprising a predetermined number of cards from a deck comprising group cards and component cards for each of a plurality of hands;    causing each hand in turn to make a play, the play comprising: 
 selecting a card from one of the remainder of the deck and, if cards have been discarded in a discard stack, from a discard stack for one hand, and adding such card to the cards in the hand;  
 selecting a card from such hand and placing it at the top of a discard stack;  
   scoring at least one hand when the hand contains a set.    
     
     
         6 . The method of aspect  5 , wherein said deck includes two wild ingredient cards holding a unique printed indicia, and wherein the wild ingredient cards may be used in place of certain others of the ingredient cards.  
     
     
         7 . A method of playing a card game with a custom deck of playing cards, wherein the deck has a plurality of playing cards having recipe cards and ingredient cards. Each recipe card of said playing cards has a defining graphic, the name of a recipe, and a list of ingredients that comprise the recipe. An ingredient card lists the ingredient name at the bottom of the card and holds a drawing of the ingredient in the center of the card. Each ingredient card also shows a much smaller representation of the drawing in the upper left corner of the card. Underneath the smaller graphic is a numeral indicia which matches the order on the recipe card to which the ingredient belongs. The defining graphic on the recipe card holds a unique color, and there are ten total recipe cards in the deck. Background colors of each ingredient card match the color of the recipe card to which the ingredient belongs. The method comprises the steps of: 
 (a) shuffling deck and placing it facedown;    (b) selecting a set of three cards and turning them over;    (c) placing top card in playing area if it is a recipe card or if it is the first ingredient for one of the previously placed recipe cards or the next ingredient for a recipe card and its previously-placed ingredients;    (d) placing second card in set of three if it is a recipe card or if it is the first ingredient for one of the previously placed recipe cards or the next ingredient for a recipe card and its previously-placed ingredients;    (e) placing final card in set of three if it is a recipe card or if it is the first ingredient for one of the previously placed recipe cards or the next ingredient for a recipe card and its previously-placed ingredients;    (f) repeating steps (b)-(e) until all sets of three and the final set of one, two, or three cards have been reviewed and placed (if possible);    (g) turning over reviewed deck consisting of cards that could not be placed;    (h) repeating steps (b)-(g) until no cards have been placed from the reviewed deck or all cards hate been placed.    
     
     
         8 . The method of aspect  7 , further comprising the additional steps of: 
 (a) placing a wild card on top of a recipe card and any ingredient cards currently placed on top of the recipe card, that allows a player to place remaining ingredient cards in any order for that particular specialty drink;    (b) turning over and placing cards from sets of four or five, instead of sets of three, for steps (c), (d), (e), and (f).    
     
     
         9  A method of playing a solitaire game using a set of cards comprising group class cards and component class cards, the group class cards each identifying a type of the group class on one side thereof, each type having a plurality of corresponding components, and the component class cards each identifying a component corresponding to at least one of the component of one of the types of the group class cards on one side thereof, such that sets comprising each type of the group class cards and component cards identifying each of the corresponding components of the type can be formed from the token set, the method comprising: 
 aligning all of the cards in a stack such that the side identifying types and components are not visible;  
 selecting a group of cards consisting of a predetermined number of cards from the top of the stack and placing the stack in a discard location with the side identifying the types and components being face up;  
 identifying the top card in the discard location, and playing the top card by the steps of: 
 if the top card in the discard location is a group class card, playing the card by placing it in the playing area;  
 if the top card is a component card, and if the corresponding type of the group class card has been played, then playing the component card by placing it on the corresponding group class card;  
 if the top card is played, reverting to the step of identifying the top card until the top card is not played or the stack in the discard location is depleted;  
 
 then reverting to the step of selecting a group of cards until either sets have been formed with all group class cards in the deck or no further cards can be played.