Positive and negative numerically valued deck of cards

Abstract

An accounting card game is disclosed. The game includes a first deck of cards having a positive numerical value and a second deck of cards having a negative numerical value. The decks have an equal number of cards. For each card in the first deck of a positive numerical value, the second deck includes a corresponding card of a negative numerical value having the same numerical magnitude. Players form matches of positive and negative card of the same magnitude, forming positive and negative match piles, and score points based on the values of the positive match piles. The accounting card game is useful for learning accounting and math skills in a fun and exciting manner.

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         60 . An accounting card game, the game comprising:
 a first deck including a plurality of first cards, wherein each of the first cards has a positive numerical value indicated thereon;   a second deck including a plurality of second cards, wherein each of the second cards has a negative numerical value indicated thereon;   wherein the number of first cards in the first deck is equal to the number of second cards in the second deck; and   wherein for each first card in the first deck of a positive numerical value, the second deck includes a second card of a negative numerical value of the same numerical magnitude.   
     
     
         61 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein the first deck includes fifty first cards and the second deck includes fifty second cards. 
     
     
         62 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein each card includes a numerical value indicated on at least one side thereof. 
     
     
         63 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein the first cards are of a first color and the second cards of a second color, and wherein the first and second colors are different colors. 
     
     
         64 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein the numerical values of the cards are monetary denominations. 
     
     
         65 . (canceled) 
     
     
         66 . The game of  claim 60 , further comprising a game play area, wherein the game play area defines locations for card placements. 
     
     
         67 . The game of  claim 66 , wherein the game play area is a board or a mat. 
     
     
         68 . The game of  claim 66 , wherein the game play area defines designated locations for placement of draw piles, discard piles, match piles, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         69 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein the first deck comprises first cards having numerical values of 1,000; 2,000; 3,000; 4,000; 5,000; 6,000; 7,000; 8,000; 9,000; and 10,000; and wherein the second deck comprises second cards having numerical values of −1,000; −2,000; −3,000; −4,000; −5,000; −6,000; −7,000; −8,000; −9,000; and −10,000. 
     
     
         70 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein one side of each card includes a numerical value indicator and the other side of each card lacks a numerical value indicator. 
     
     
         71 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein the cards are arranged into hands, draw piles, discard piles, and match piles. 
     
     
         72 . The game of  claim 60 , wherein each of the first and second decks of cards include one or more special rule cards. 
     
     
         73 . The game of  claim 72 , wherein the special rule cards include a wild card, and wherein a wild card from the first deck forms a match with a second card with any negative numerical value indicated thereon, and wherein a wild card from the second deck forms a match with a first card with any positive numerical value indicated thereon. 
     
     
         74 . The game of  claim 72 , wherein the special rule cards include a steal card, wherein a steal card allows a player to steal a card match from another player. 
     
     
         75 . The game of  claim 72 , wherein the special rule cards include a trade card, wherein a trade card allows a player to trade card matches with another player. 
     
     
         76 . The game of  claim 60 , further comprising an instruction manual comprising rules, wherein the rules are rules for playing and/or administering the accounting card game. 
     
     
         77 . The game of  claim 76 , wherein the rules comprise the following rules:
 each player of multiple players is dealt a hand of cards, wherein each hand of cards includes multiple of the first cards and multiple of the second cards, wherein each player receives the same number of first and second cards as the other players, and wherein the number of first cards dealt to each player is equal to the number of second cards dealt to that player;   cards of the first deck not dealt are placed in a first draw pile, and cards of the second deck not dealt are placed in a second draw pile;   players sequentially:
 (a) draw a first card from one of the first draw pile or a first discard pile, or draw a second card from one of the second draw pile or a second discard pile; 
 (b) optionally discard one or more card matches from the player's hand into a first match pile and a second match pile, wherein a card match is a card from the first deck of a positive numerical value and a card from the second deck of a negative numerical value, wherein the positive numerical value and the negative numerical value have the same numerical magnitude, wherein each card of a card match is placed into separate match pile, and wherein an order of cards within each match pile that includes multiple cards alternates between one of the first cards and one of the second cards; 
 (c) discard a card from the player's hand into one of the first and second discard piles, wherein if the player drew a first card from the first draw pile or the first discard pile then the player must discard a first card into the first discard pile, and if the player drew a second card from the second draw pile or second discard pile then the player must discard a second card into the second discard pile; 
   a round of the accounting card game is over when one of the players has no cards left in that player's hand;   a round score for each player is determined by: (i) determining which of that player's match piles has a sum that is either a positive numerical value or is zero, wherein the sum of the match pile is determined by summing the numerical value of each card in that match pile; and (ii) subtracting the numerical value of all second cards, if any, in that player's hand from the sum; and   a winning player is the player having the highest round score.   
     
     
         78 . (canceled) 
     
     
         79 . An accounting card game, the game comprising:
 a first deck including a plurality of first cards, wherein each of the first cards has a positive numerical value indicated thereon;   a second deck including a plurality of second cards, wherein each of the second cards has a negative numerical value indicated thereon, wherein the number of first cards in the first deck is equal to the number of second cards in the second deck, and wherein for each first card in the first deck of a positive numerical value the second deck includes a second card of a negative numerical value of the same numerical magnitude; and   a game play area, wherein the game play area defines locations for card placements including designated locations for placement of draw piles, discard piles, match piles, or combinations thereof.   
     
     
         80 . A computer generated accounting card game, the game comprising:
 a software application stored on a non-transitory storage medium, the software application including computer executable instructions configured to administer the accounting card game in accordance with the rules;   a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions;   a graphical user interface;   wherein the computer executable instructions include:
 computer executable instructions to instruct the processor to generate and present in the graphical user interface a first deck including a plurality of first cards, wherein each of the first cards has a positive numerical value indicated thereon; 
 computer executable instructions to instruct the processor to generate and present in the graphical user interface a second deck including a plurality of second cards, wherein each of the second cards has a negative numerical value indicated thereon, wherein the number of first cards in the first deck is equal to the number of second cards in the second deck, and wherein for each first card in the first deck of a positive numerical value the second deck includes a second card of a negative numerical value of the same numerical magnitude; 
 computer executable instructions to instruct the processor to generate and present in the graphical user interface a game play area, wherein the game play area defines locations for card placements including designated locations for placement of draw piles, discard piles, match piles, or combinations thereof; and 
 computer executable instructions to instruct the processor to administer the accounting card game in accordance with rules of the accounting card game.