Ultimate liar's poker

Abstract

A liar's poker card game is disclosed. The disclosure includes novel rules for playing the game, novel playing cards for playing the game, and a deck of novel playing cards of about 100 to 1,000 playing cards. The non-stainable, washable playing cards have two sides, an outer side either blank or having printed on it an illustrative image alternatively and an inner side having two series of eight integers, totaling 16 integers, which do not duplicate in sequence in ten million cards.

1 . A liar's card game for play by at least two players, including a card dealer, where the winning hand on a player's card consists of the largest number of specific random numerical integers listed as members of printed random numbers of two number series of eight randomly chosen numerical integers in each number series on a single playing card held by each card game player wherein said largest number of said specific random numerical integers listed as members on said winning hand on a playing card is augmented by addition of specific random numerical integers on a face-down playing card, and said printed random numbers of said two number series on each said playing card are unique random numbers in random sequence on each single playing card in a group of at least ten million playing cards essential for playing said liar's card game.  
   
   
       2 . The liar's card game of  claim 1  wherein said single playing card held by each player contains two printed random number series of eight numerical digits in each number series and each number series consists of integers of from zero (0) to nine (9) in random sequence.  
   
   
       3 . The liar's card game of  claim 1  wherein numbering of specific random numerical integers listed as members of said printed random numbers of said two number series in the winning hand on said playing card is by prior agreement among said card game players as to the highest ranked integers of from zero (0) to nine (9) according to the rules for the invented game.  
   
   
       4 . The liar's card game of  claim 1  wherein numbering of specific random numerical integers listed as members of said printed random numbers of said two number series in the winning hand on said playing card is by agreement based on the numerical integers wherein numeral one (1) is the highest rank, numeral zero (0) is the next highest rank and is second in ranking and numerals two (2) through nine (9) are then ranked in sequence following their face numerical value, according to the rules for the invented game.  
   
   
       5 . The liar's card game of  claim 1  wherein each playing card is of a physical size dimension typically available in card game playing cards and each said playing card comprises a printed double-sided playing card wherein one printed side contains two series of random numbers of eight randomly selected integers in random sequence and one printed side contains printed indicia and illustrative designs as decorative and informational presentations.  
   
   
       6 . The liar's card game of  claim 1  wherein each playing card is of physical size dimensions of typical card game playing cards and each playing card comprises a printed double-sided playing card wherein one printed side contains printed indicia and illustrative designs as decorative and informational presentations and one printed side contains two series of random numbers of eight randomly selected integers in random sequence and a printed rectangular strip extending across the width and bottom of said playing card and below the said two series of random numbers.  
   
   
       7 . The liar's card game of  claim 6  wherein said printed rectangular strip extending across the width and bottom of said playing card is emplaced on said card for mounting a magnetic strip containing the said two series of random numbers to be read by an electronic card reader.  
   
   
       8 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein rules of said game comprise: 
 (a) each player is dealt one card and one face-down hidden-face card is placed down as a wild card;    (b) the numerical sequence of the numerical digits in said first column of numbers atop the second column of numbers determines the order of play for each game player;    (c) first player to bid as having the highest number of the same digits on his dealt card is selected by agreement between the players prior to beginning the game;    (d) the order of play after the initial first bid is per numerical sequence of numerical digits wherein numeral 1 is first in importance and is the first player after the initial bidder, numeral 0 follows numeral 1, and numerals 2 through 9 follow at their face values;    (e) bidding continues clockwise with each player challenging the previous bid;    (f) each player can announce a higher bid over a previous bid;    (g) if a player challenges a previous bid and a subsequent player's bid is the higher of the previously challenged bid, the next player can challenge the higher bid;    (h) the game ends when one player is challenged by all other players and the sum of all the bid numerals is calculated by totaling the bid numerals contained on each player's card and on the wild card;    (i) the rules of the payoff are that: 
 i) if the challenged player exceeds his bid, he receives X points from each player;  
 ii) if the challenged player exactly makes his bid, he receives 2X points from each player; and  
 iii) if the challenged player does not make his bid, including the wild card, he loses the difference between his total bid and the actual bid of each player.  
   (j) the payoff can be an amount wagered set prior to initiation of the game designated as Y.    
   
   
       9 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein an unlimited number of people play the game.  
   
   
       10 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein 2 to 10 persons play the game.  
   
   
       11 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein if a player makes his bid, the player or players, in case of a tie, who contributed the most, lose X points to each challenge unless the wild card provided the same or more points.  
   
   
       12 . The liar's card game of  claim 11 , wherein X is an integer between 1 and a number limit set by prior agreement.  
   
   
       13 . The liar's card game of  claim 11 , wherein X is an integer between 1 and 100,000.  
   
   
       14 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein each point is worth Y dollars.  
   
   
       15 . The liar's card game of  claim 14 , wherein Y is between $1 and a number set by prior agreement.  
   
   
       16 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein said playing cards comprise non-stainable, washable playing cards having two sides, an outer blank side and an inner printed side having two rows of eight printed integers.  
   
   
       17 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein composition of said playing cards comprises a polyolefin.  
   
   
       18 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein composition of said playing cards comprises a polyethylene.  
   
   
       19 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein composition of said playing cards comprises polypropylene.  
   
   
       20 . The liar's card game of  claim 1 , wherein said two number series of sixteen (16) numbers on each card are unique and are not repeated in ten million cards.