Card Game

Abstract

The method for playing cards provides a high scoring option and a low scoring option during each hand. Players take turns drawing a card from a master stack or a discard stack, and discarding a card in return. The cards have point designations. A High Game tally adds points to the winner's tally and a Low Game tally subtracts points from the winner's initial pool of points. The deck of card embodiments for use with the card game method can include indicia that can indicate point values for the card. A score card for use with the card game method includes a High Game tally column and a Low Game tally column. The deck of cards includes new designs.

1 . A method for playing cards, said method comprising providing more than one scoring process option during each hand. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , said method further comprising providing a high scoring option and a low scoring option during each hand. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , said method further comprising:
 providing a scoring method, said scoring method comprising providing for each player a possible high scoring tally and a possible low scoring tally.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , said method further comprising starting said tally for said high scoring game at zero points, and starting said tally for said low scoring game at 200 points. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , said method further comprising determining the winner of a game to be the first player to accumulate 400 points in the high scoring tally or have all 200 points deducted in the low scoring tally. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , said method further comprising providing a deck of cards, wherein said deck of cards further comprise one set of cards comprising a first indicia, one set of cards comprising a second indicia, one set of cards comprising a third indicia, one set of cards comprising a fourth indicia, and one set of cards comprising a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , said method further comprising attributing five points to each card having a first indicia, attributing 10 points to each card having a second indicia, attributing five points to each card having a third indicia, attributing 10 points to each card having a fourth indicia and attributing 12 points to each card having a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , said method further comprising designating said first indicia to be at least one red diamond; designating said second indicia to be at least one black square, designating said third indicia to be at least one red circle, designating said fourth indicia to be at least one black dot, and designating said fifth indicia to be the word GAME. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , said method further comprising identifying the winner of a scoring segment and providing a 25 point bonus to said winner of a scoring segment when said winner has all black cards, excluding the GAME card, and providing a 10 point bonus to said winner of a scoring segment when said winner has all red cards, excluding the GAME card. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , said method further comprising providing 52 cards, wherein said cards further comprise one set of 12 cards comprising a first indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a second indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a third indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a fourth indicia, and one set of 4 cards comprising a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , said method further comprising determining the winner of a scoring segment and identifying the caller for the scoring segment, and when said winner is not said caller:
 in a scoring segment utilizing the low scoring option, crediting said caller with all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment; and   in a scoring segment utilizing the high scoring option, deducting from said caller all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , said method further comprising:
 providing at least three players;   enabling at least two of said at least three players to play as partners in partnerships comprising two players in a scoring segment;   requiring said partners to declare themselves as partners before the cards are dealt in said scoring segment.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , said method further comprising determining the winner of said scoring segment and identifying the caller for said scoring segment, and further comprising when said winner is a partner and is the caller:
 in a scoring segment utilizing the high scoring option, crediting said caller with all of the points in said caller's hand and all the points in the caller's partner's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment,   or in a scoring segment utilizing the low scoring option, deducting from said caller all of the points in said caller's hand and the points in the caller's partner's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment; and,   in a scoring segment utilizing the high scoring option, crediting the partner of the caller with all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment,   or in a scoring segment utilizing the low scoring option, deducting from the partner of the caller all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , said method further comprising determining the winner of a scoring segment and identifying the caller for said scoring segment, and said method further comprising when said winner is not the caller and when the caller is a partner:
 in a scoring segment utilizing the low scoring option, crediting said caller with all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment, and crediting the partner of the caller with all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment; and   in a scoring segment utilizing the high scoring option, deducting from said caller all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to said scoring segment, and deducting from the partner of the caller all of the points in said caller's hand at the time that said caller called an end to the scoring segment.   
     
     
         15 . A deck of cards, said deck of cards further comprising one set of cards comprising a first indicia, one set of cards comprising a second indicia, one set of cards comprising a third indicia, one set of cards comprising a fourth indicia, and one set of cards comprising a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         16 . The deck of cards of  claim 15 , said deck of cards further comprising attributing five points to each card having a first indicia, attributing 10 points to each card having a second indicia, attributing five points to each card having a third indicia, attributing 10 points to each card having a fourth indicia and attributing 12 points to each card having a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         17 . The deck of cards of  claim 16 , said deck of cards further comprising designating said first indicia to be at least one red diamond; designating said second indicia to be at least one black square, designating said third indicia to be at least one red circle, designating said fourth indicia to be at least one black dot, and designating said fifth indicia to be the word GAME. 
     
     
         18 . The deck of cards of  claim 15 , said deck of cards further comprising 52 cards, wherein said cards further comprise one set of 12 cards comprising a first indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a second indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a third indicia, one set of 12 cards comprising a fourth indicia, and one set of 4 cards comprising a fifth indicia. 
     
     
         19 . A scoring sheet for a card game, said scoring sheet comprising more than one scoring process option during each hand. 
     
     
         20 . The scoring sheet of  claim 19 , said scoring sheet further comprising providing a high scoring option and a low scoring option for each player for each hand.