Deck of playing cards and methods of playing card games

Abstract

A deck of playing cards comprises a plurality of individual playing cards, each of the individual playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, wherein at least two of the individual playing cards display on the front side a selected text portion, wherein the selected text portion of each of the least two cards comprises a different portion of a selected text taken from a literary work. The literary work may comprise lyrics of a song, and the selected text comprises at least one line from the lyrics of the song. Methods of playing card games using the deck of playing cards, include a method of playing a karaoke game, using a deck of cards comprising individual cards displaying a suit identifier, a value identifier and a text portion comprising a different portion of a selected text taken from the lyrics of a song, in which a player purports to discard a selected number of cards having a nominated value identifier, and if the player is successfully challenged by another player regarding the truthfulness of the selected number of cards, the player will be required to sing a verse of the lyrics of the song based upon the text portion of at least one of the discarded cards.

1 . A deck of playing cards comprising a plurality of individual playing cards, each of the individual playing cards having a front side and a rear side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, wherein at least two of the individual playing cards display on the front side a text portion, wherein the text portion of each of the least two playing cards comprises a different portion of a selected text taken from a literary work. 
     
     
         2 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 1 , wherein the text portion of each of the at least two playing cards comprises a different sequential portion of the selected text. 
     
     
         3 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 1 , wherein the literary work comprises lyrics of a song, and the selected text comprises at least one line from the lyrics of the song. 
     
     
         4 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 1 , wherein the card identifier comprises card identifying symbols located on opposite corners of the front side of the card, and the text portion is located in a central area of the front side of the card between the card identifying symbols. 
     
     
         5 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 1 , wherein the playing cards are divided evenly into suits, and the card identifiers comprise a suit identifier for identifying the suit of the individual playing card and a value identifier identifying a value of the individual playing card within the suit, wherein the text portions of at least two of the individual playing cards having a first suit identifier or a first value identifier comprise a different portion of a first selected text, and the text portions of at least two of the individual playing cards having a second suit identifier or a second value identifier comprise a different portion of a second selected text. 
     
     
         6 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 5 , wherein the text portions of a plurality of cards displaying a given value identifier comprise different portions of the same selected text. 
     
     
         7 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 5 , wherein the text portions of a plurality of cards displaying a given suit identifier comprise different portions of the same selected text. 
     
     
         8 . The deck of cards defined in  claim 5 , wherein the text portions of a plurality of cards displaying the same suit identifier and sequential value identifiers comprise different sequential portions of the same selected text, such that a player may determine the order of appearance of the text portions within the selected text by observing the value identifiers on the cards. 
     
     
         9 . A deck of playing cards comprising a plurality of playing cards divided evenly into suits, each of the playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, the card identifier comprising a suit identifier for identifying the suit of the individual playing card and a value identifier identifying a value of the individual playing card within the suit, wherein at least two of the playing cards having a first suit identifier or a first value identifier display a portion of a selected text derived from a first literary work, and at least two of the playing cards having a second suit identifier or second value identifier display a portion of a selected text derived from a second literary work. 
     
     
         10 . A method of playing a karaoke game, using a deck of cards comprising individual cards displaying a suit identifier, a value identifier and a text portion comprising a different portion of a selected text taken from the lyrics of a song, in which a player purports to discard a selected number of cards having a nominated value identifier, and if the player is successfully challenged by another player regarding the truthfulness of the selected number of cards, the player will be required to sing a verse of the lyrics of the song based upon the text portion of at least one of the discarded cards. 
     
     
         11 . The method defined in  claim 10 , wherein the deck of cards comprises a plurality of playing cards divided evenly into suits, each of the playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, the card identifier comprising a suit identifier for identifying the suit of the individual playing card and a value identifier identifying a value of the individual playing card within the suit, wherein each of a plurality of the playing cards display on the front side a text portion comprising a different portion of a selected text taken from lyrics of a song, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
 a) dealing a number of the cards to each of a plurality of players and determining an order in which the players are at turn to act;   b) a player at turn nominating a value identifier to be discarded by announcing the nominated value identifier to the other players;   c) the player at turn discarding a specified quantity of cards that purportedly display the nominated value identifier by placing the specified quantity of the nominated cards on a discarded card pile;   d) at an election, a challenger issuing a challenge to the player at turn, challenging the truthfulness of the specified quantity of the nominated cards that have been discarded;   e) depending on the outcome of the challenge, requiring either the challenger or the player at turn to pick up all of the cards in the discarded card pile, and sing a verse of the lyrics based on the text portion of at least one of the discarded cards; and   f) declaring a player who is first to successfully discard all of his or her cards a winner of the game, and if no winner is determined, repeating steps b) to e) for a player who is next at turn to act.   
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a lyrical card game among a plurality of players playing against each other with the ultimate objective of discarding all of a player's card, using a deck of cards comprising a plurality of playing cards divided evenly into suits, each of the playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, the card identifier comprising a suit identifier for identifying the suit of the individual playing card and a value identifier identifying a value of the individual playing card within the suit, wherein a plurality of the playing cards display on the front side a text portion comprising a different portion of a selected text taken from the lyrics of a plurality of songs. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , comprising the steps of:
 a) dealing a selected number of cards to each of the players, and determining an order in which the players are at turn to act;   b) a player at turn to act purporting to recite the text portions derived from a musical work in entirety;   c) at an election, a challenger issuing a challenge as to the correctness of the purported recital of the text portions, and based on the outcome of the challenge, either the challenger or the player at turn collecting all of the cards in the discarded card pile;   d) if a challenge is not issued, allowing each of the players to discard cards displaying text portions from the musical work purported to be recited; and   e) declaring a first player to successfully discard all of his or her cards a winner of the game, and if no winner is determined, repeating steps b) to d) for a next player at turn to act.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the challenger must have in the challenger's possession, at least one card displaying a text portion indicating that the purported recital was incorrect. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the challenger must issue a challenge based on the challenger's recollection of the lyrics being recited, and wherein the outcome of the challenge is determined based on whether a majority of the players agrees with the challenger. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the selected text taken from the lyrics of a song is divided and displayed among a plurality of the cards displaying a same value identifier or a same suit identifier. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the selected text taken from the lyrics of a song is displayed sequentially amongst a plurality of cards having a same suit identifier and sequential value identifiers, such that a player may determine the original order of appearance of the text portions by observing the sequential value identifiers displayed on the cards displaying the same suit identifier. 
     
     
         18 . A method of playing a translation card game among a plurality of players playing against each other with the ultimate objective of discarding all of a player's card, using a deck of cards comprising a plurality of playing cards divided evenly into suits, each of the playing cards having a front side and a back side, the front side having displayed thereon a card identifier for identifying an individual playing card, the card identifier comprising a suit identifier for identifying the suit of the individual playing card and a value identifier identifying a value of the individual playing card within the suit, wherein a plurality of the playing cards display on the front side a text portion comprising a different portion of a selected text taken from a literary work, wherein the literary work comprises a phrase in a first language and a translation of the phrase in a second language. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the phrase in the first language is distributed over one or more of the cards having a given suit identifier or a given value identifier, and the translation of the phrase in the second language is distributed over one or more of the cards having the given suit identifier or the given value identifier. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , comprising the steps of:
 a) dealing a selected number of cards to each of the players, and determining an order in which the players are at turn to act;   b) a player at turn selecting one of the cards and challenging another player to correctly translate the phrase on the selected card;   c) based on whether the other person correctly translates the phrase, either discarding the card or drawing a card from the excess card pile; and   d) declaring a first player to successfully discard all of his or her dealt cards a winner of the game, and if no winner is determined, repeating steps b) to d) for a next player at turn to act.