Geography based card game and method of play

Abstract

A set of geopolitical cards and methods of play therefore. The set includes a plurality of geopolitical entity cards, each having an associated geopolitical entity represented or associated therewith, along with factual information contained in categories. The set further includes cards containing queries for use in some methods of play, the queries being answerable using the geopolitical entity cards, and cards containing categories of information for use in some methods of play, the categories of information corresponding to categories of the geopolitical entity cards. Variations of play with the cards include dealing cards to each player, and scoring for each player based on play of the game played. In some variations, queries and categories are selected for answers using the geopolitical entity cards. In other variations of play, players' hands are compared to determine scoring and winning.

1 . A set of cards for use in play for a plurality of geography games, the set of cards comprising: 
 a plurality of geography cards, each of the plurality of geography cards being associated with a geopolitical entity, wherein each of the plurality of geography cards includes an image representing the geopolitical entity, and at least two categories of factual information associated with the geopolitical entity.    
   
   
       2 . The set of cards of  claim 1 , wherein the geopolitical entity is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of states of the United States, a plurality of countries of the world, a plurality of cities, and a plurality of counties.  
   
   
       3 . The set of cards of  claim 1 , wherein the image representing the geopolitical entity is a map.  
   
   
       4 . The set of cards of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two categories of factual information are selected from a group consisting of size ranking, name of geopolitical entity (which may be, for example, a country or a state), associated continent, population ranking, associated flag, life expectancy of population, capital, time zone, at least one city of geopolitical entity, at least one border geopolitical entity, government type, language, currency, religion, date of entry into the union (i.e., statehood), state flower and state bird.  
   
   
       5 . The set of cards of  claim 4 , wherein the associated continent (or in a different embodiment, the associated time zone) has an associated color contained on the card.  
   
   
       6 . The set of cards of  claim 4 , wherein the map contains each of the at least one border geopolitical entity.  
   
   
       7 . The set of cards of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a plurality of cards containing queries, the queries being answerable using information from the plurality of geography cards.    
   
   
       8 . The set of cards of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a plurality of cards containing categories of information, the categories corresponding to the categories of factual information for the plurality of geography cards.    
   
   
       9 . A method for playing a game for at least one player using a set of geopolitical cards, the set including a plurality of geopolitical entity cards and a plurality of query cards, the method comprising: 
 assigning at least one geopolitical entity card to each player, such that each player has a player hand;    providing a query to a player selected from the at least one player, the query being selected from the plurality of query cards; and    receiving a response to the query, the response being obtained from a selected card from the card hand of the selected player.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 receiving a proposed geopolitical entity in response to the query response.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 assigning a score to each player.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of geopolitical cards has an associated geopolitical entity and at least two categories of information associated with the geopolitical entity, and wherein the set includes a plurality of category cards, each of the category cards having a category corresponding to a category of the geopolitical entity cards, the method further comprising: 
 selected a category of information using a card selected from the plurality of category cards; and    determining information for the selected category for at least one card from a player hand.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 determining information for the selected category for at least a second geopolitical entity card, and    comparing the determined information for the at least one card from a player hand to the determined information for the at least a second geopolitical entity card.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 determining a winning card based on the comparison of the determined information for the at least one card from the player hand and the determined information for the at least a second geopolitical entity card.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the winning card is contained in a player hand for one of the at least one player, the method further comprising: 
 assigning the at least one card from the player hand and each of the at least a second geopolitical entity card to the player having the winning card.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising: 
 assigning a score to each player.    
   
   
       17 . A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to play a game for at least one player using representations of a set of geopolitical cards, the set including a plurality of geopolitical entity cards and a plurality of query cards, the control logic comprising: 
 first computer readable program code means for assigning at least one geopolitical entity card to each player, such that each player has a player hand;    second computer readable program code means for providing a query to a player selected from the at least one player, the query being selected from the plurality of query cards; and    third computer readable program code means for receiving a response to the query, the response being obtained from a selected card from the card hand of the selected player.    
   
   
       18 . A system for playing a game for at least one player using a set of geopolitical cards, the set including representations of a plurality of geopolitical entity cards and a plurality of query cards, the system comprising: 
 a processor;    a user interface functioning via the processor; and    a repository accessible by the processor;    wherein at least one geopolitical entity card is assigned to each player, such that each player has a player hand;    wherein a query is provided to a player selected from the at least one player, the query being selected from the plurality of query cards; and    wherein a response is received to the query, the response being obtained from a selected card from the card hand of the selected player.    
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the processor or contained in a terminal.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the terminal is coupled to a network.