Game

Abstract

A card game and a pack of cards for use therewith, the pack including a number of topic cards at least one of which is selected by the player and a number of playing cards in a pack which can be shuffled, a first additional card being located beneath the topic card and, if this additional card does not incorporate an “END” on its lower edge, a further additional card is located therebeneath until the lower end of an additional card incorporates the word “END”, the lower portion of each card, unless it is a card with an “END”, having the first part of a sentence and the upper portion of each card, unless it is a topic card, having the completion of a sentence, the player then reading the sentence(s) on the cards dealt. The cards can be in the form of a tarot pack for persons who are interested in this art, but this is not necessary.

1 . A game having a number of sources of information in which two pieces of information each from a separate source are brought into juxtaposition by locating the sources together and are adapted, when so brought, to be read sequentially and to provide a player with information as part of the output of the game.  
   
   
       2 . A game as claimed in  claim 1  wherein each source is a card and a first part of the information is adjacent the bottom of a first card and a second part of the information is adjacent the top of a second card so that when the top of the second card is brought into contact with the bottom of the first card the two pieces of information are able to be read.  
   
   
       3 . A game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the cards are of a sheet material.  
   
   
       4 . A game as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the cards are part of a video display.  
   
   
       5 . A card game which includes a number of Subject cards at least one of which is selected by the player and a number of playing cards in a pack which can be shuffled, a first additional card being located beneath the subject card and, if this additional card does not incorporate an “END” (as defined herein) on its lower edge, a further additional card is located therebeneath until the lower end of an additional card incorporates the word “END”, the lower portion of each card, unless it is a card with an “END”. having the first part of a sentence and the upper portion of each card, unless it is a subject card, having the completion of a sentence, the reader then reading the sentence(s) on the cards dealt.  
   
   
       6 . A card game as claimed in  claim 5  wherein each card, other than the Subject cards have additional material which is adapted to be read in association with the sentence(s) made by the juxtaposition of the cards.  
   
   
       7 . A card game as claimed in  claim 5  or  claim 6  wherein each card, other than Subject cards, are double sided.  
   
   
       8 . A card game as claimed in any one of  claims 5  to  7  where some of the cards are adapted to have other cards placed on one of the sides thereof, the cards so placed having information which can be applied to the reading thereon.  
   
   
       9 . A card game as claimed in any one of the preceding  claims 5  to  8  wherein the cards are based on a Tarot pack having four Minor arcana suits each of fourteen cards, four Court cards and Ace to ten in other cards and at; east twenty concept cards of the Major arcane.  
   
   
       10 . A card game as claimed in  claim 9  wherein each suit and concept is based on a natural phenomenon.  
   
   
       11 . A card game as claimed in any one of  claims 5  to  10  wherein the cards are of a shape having at least one pair of opposing sides for location against a further cards or cards.  
   
   
       12 . A card game as claimed in  claim 11  wherein the cards are rectangular.  
   
   
       13 . A pack of cards which includes a number of Subject cards and a number of playing cards, each subject card having the commencement of a sentence at the lower edge thereof and each of the playing cards having the completion of a sentence on the upper edge thereof some of the playing cards incorporating an “END” on their lower edges, and the remainder of the cards having the commencement of a sentence on their lower edges.  
   
   
       14 . A pack of cards as claimed in  claim 13  wherein each card, other than the Subject cards have additional material located in the intermediate portion thereof.  
   
   
       15 . A pack of cards as claimed in  claim 13  or  claim 14  wherein each card, other than Subject cards, are double sided.  
   
   
       16 . A pack of cards as claimed in any one of  claims 13  to  15  where some of the cards are adapted to have other cards placed on one of the sides thereof, the cards so placed having information which can be applied to the reading thereon.  
   
   
       17 . A pack of cards as claimed in any one of the preceding  claims 13  to  16  wherein the cards are based on a Tarot pack having four suits each of fourteen cards, four Court cards and Ace to ten in other cards xand at least twenty concept cards of the Major arcane.  
   
   
       18 . A pack of cards as claimed in  claim 17  wherein each suit is based on a natural phenomenon.  
   
   
       19 . A pack of cards as claimed in any one of  claims 13  to  18  wherein the cards are of a shape having at least one pair of opposing sides for location against a further cards or cards.  
   
   
       20 . A pack of cards as claimed in  claim 19  wherein the cards are rectangular.