Card Game and Method of Playing

Abstract

A card game including a specialized deck of numbered and specialty playing cards and a passing trophy are disclosed. Each player is dealt cards until no cards remain. After one player discards one or more cards into a play pile, the players take a turn, each turn requiring a player to discard a card that is equal to or greater than the numerical value of a previously played card. A player can play up to four identical cards in a single turn, at which point the play pile is eliminated. If the player does not possess a card that is equal to or greater than the previously played card, the player must add the play pile to his or her hand. Alternatively, the player can discard a specialty card. The last player to have cards in his or her hand is identified as the losing player and receives the trophy.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A card game apparatus, comprising:
 at least one set of specialty cards;   at least one set of numbered cards;   a passing trophy, wherein said passing trophy is a can koozie.   
     
     
         2 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said can koozie comprises a cylindrical body with an open upper end and a closed lower end. 
     
     
         3 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said can koozie is passed from one losing player to another losing player. 
     
     
         4 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one set of specialty cards comprises a first specialty card indicating that all cards in a play pile must stay in play, and any card may be played thereafter. 
     
     
         5 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one set of specialty cards comprises a second specialty card indicating that a next played card must be equal to or be greater than the numerical value of a previously played card. 
     
     
         6 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one set of specialty cards comprises a third specialty card indicating that all cards in a play pile must be removed from play. 
     
     
         7 . The card game apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one set of numbered cards comprises four sets of cards that are numbered from one to eleven. 
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game of  claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
 providing a deck of playing cards containing at least one set of specialty cards and at least one set of numbered cards;   dealing three cards face down and three cards face up to each player;   dealing remaining cards to each player to create a hand for each player until no cards remain;   a first player playing at most four cards or a specialty card to create a play pile;   each player taking a turn, each turn comprising;   playing said at most four cards or said specialty card;   wherein each of said at most four cards is identical to each other and a numerical value of each of at most four cards is equal to or greater than a numerical value of said card;
 if four of at most four cards are played at once, removing said play pile from play, or if said specialty card is played, following the rules of said specialty card, or if a second player does not possess at most four cards having a numerical value that is equal to or greater than a numerical value of said card, said second player adding said play pile to said hand of said second player; 
   playing until one player has cards remaining;   declaring a loser of the game;   wherein said loser of the game is the last player to have cards remaining;   said loser receiving a passing trophy.   
     
     
         9 . The method of playing of  claim 8 , wherein the rules of said specialty card indicate that all cards in said play pile must stay in play, and any card may be played thereafter. 
     
     
         10 . The method of playing of  claim 8 , wherein the rules of said specialty card indicate that a next played card must be equal to or be greater than the numerical value of a previously played card. 
     
     
         11 . The method of playing of  claim 8 , wherein the rules of said specialty card indicate that all cards in said play pile must be removed from play. 
     
     
         12 . The method of playing of  claim 8 , wherein said passing trophy is a can koozie.