Game set and method of playing a game

Abstract

A game set has a first set of balls, a second set of balls, a marker element, and a plurality of playing cards. Each card has a front face and a back face. The front faces of the cards are neutral or identical and the back faces of the respective cards are individualized and contain information relating to the game and/or relating to any of the balls or the marker or relating to the throwing of the balls or the marker.

1 . A game set comprising a first set of balls, a second set of balls, a marker element, and a plurality of playing cards, each playing card having a front face and a back face, wherein the front faces of the plurality of cards are neutral or identical and the back faces of the respective cards are individualized and contain information relating to the game and/or relating to any of the balls or the marker or relating to the throwing of the balls or the marker. 
     
     
         2 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that each of the balls has a flexible housing filled by granular elements. 
     
     
         3 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the marker element has a flexible housing filled by granular elements. 
     
     
         4 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that each of the balls has a diameter of between 3 cm and 15 cm. 
     
     
         5 . The game set according to  claim 4 , characterized in that the marker element has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the balls. 
     
     
         6 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that each ball of the first set has a first identification tag on the outside. 
     
     
         7 . The game set according to  claim 6 , characterized in that each ball of the second set has a second identification tag on the outside which is different from the first identification tag. 
     
     
         8 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that different cards contain different information. 
     
     
         9 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the information contains an indication as to amend a position of a ball or a position of a marker on a playing surface or the position of a player before throwing of a ball by this player. 
     
     
         10 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the information contains an indication as to a particular way how to throw a ball or a marker. 
     
     
         11 . The game set according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a first playing card contains information that pertains to or relates to information of a second playing card. 
     
     
         12 . A method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players, comprising the following steps:
 a) providing a first player with a first set of balls, with a marker, and with a first plurality of playing cards that contain information relating to the game and/or relating to the balls or to the marker,   b) providing a second player with a second set of balls, and with a second plurality of playing cards that contain information relating to the game and/or relating to the balls or to the marker,   c) throwing the marker by the first player along a playing surface,   d) throwing a ball of the first set by the first player to maximally approach to the marker,   e) throwing a ball of the second set by the second player to maximally approach to the marker,   f) repeating steps d) and e) in a given order until all balls are thrown,   g) playing at least one playing card by the first or the second player between any of the steps c) to f) and following the instructions or the information contained on the playing card.   
     
     
         13 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players according to  claim 12 , characterized in that step g) is performed at a given point of time, i.e. before or after step e), or at a randomized point of time or at a point of time that can be chosen by any of the players. 
     
     
         14 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players according to  claim 12 , characterized in that step g) is performed by randomized taking or by consciously selecting a particular playing card from the plurality of playing cards by the respective player. 
     
     
         15 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game set for at least two players according to  claim 12 , characterized in that immediately after performing step g) a further step of playing a playing card is performed by any other of the players to amend or to overcome the instructions and/or information of the playing card previously played. 
     
     
         16 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players according to  claim 12 , characterized in that after all balls are thrown scores are attributed to all players. 
     
     
         17 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players according to  claim 16 , characterized in that balls that maximally approach to the marker are attributed higher scores than balls situated more distant to the marker. 
     
     
         18 . The method of playing a combined ball game and a playing card game for at least two players according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of repeating steps a) through g)until a particular score is reached by at least one of the players. 
     
     
         19 . A game set comprising a first set of elements that can be displaced by the action of a human hand, a second set of elements that can be displaced by the action of a human hand, and a plurality of playing cards, each playing card having a front face and a back face, wherein the front faces of the plurality of cards are neutral or identical and the back faces of the respective cards are individualized and contain information relating to the game and/or relating to any of the elements or relating to the way of displacing any of the elements. 
     
     
         20 . A method of playing a combined game for displacing elements and a playing card game for at least two players, comprising the following steps:
 h) providing a first player with a first set of elements that can be displaced by the action of a human hand, and with a first plurality of playing cards that contain information relating to the game and/or relating to the elements,   i) providing a second player with a second set of elements that can be displaced by the action of a human hand, and with a second plurality of playing cards that contain information relating to the game and/or relating to any of the elements,   j) setting a marker by displacing a marker element or by marking a location as the marker,   k) displacing an element of the first set by the first player by a throwing action or rolling action or sliding action or flipping action or an action as a combination thereof by the first player to maximally approach to the marker,   l) displacing an element of the second set by the second player by a throwing action or rolling action or sliding action or flipping action or an action as a combination thereof by the first player to maximally approach to the marker,   m) repeating steps k) and l) in a given order until all elements are displaced,   n) playing at least one playing card by the first or the second player between any of the steps h) to m) and following the instructions or the information contained on the playing card.