Sentence forming game

Abstract

A gaming system includes a set of cards wherein each card is marked with a plurality of words or phrases. The words or phrases in the plurality of cards include various parts of speech so that complete sentences can be formed by playing selected cards adjacent one another.

1 . A gaming system comprising: 
 a plurality of cards;    wherein each card is marked with a plurality of words;    wherein the words in the plurality of cards include various parts of speech so that complete sentences can be formed by playing selected cards adjacent to one another;    wherein each of the words has a corresponding numeric value so that points may be counted for each complete sentence formed.    
   
   
       2 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the cards are playing cards or tiles.  
   
   
       3 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the cards have a non-rectangular shape.  
   
   
       4 . The game of  claim 3 , wherein the shape is pentagonal.  
   
   
       5 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the game is in electronic form, and further comprising computer program instructions that instruct a computing device to display the cards and respond to user actions.  
   
   
       6 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein all of the words on any single card have a relation.  
   
   
       7 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein the relation on at least one of the cards comprises a relation of synonyms, conjugation or tense.  
   
   
       8 . The game of  claim 6 , where in the relation on at least one of the cards comprises a character set or place set.  
   
   
       9 . The game of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the cards comprises a set of words or phrases that are all prepositions, articles or conjunctions.  
   
   
       10 . The game of  claim 1 , wherein the numeric value is displayed on the card for at least some of the words.  
   
   
       11 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one wild card that may represent any word.  
   
   
       12 . The game of  claim 1 , further comprising a timer.  
   
   
       13 . A method of playing a game, comprising: 
 receiving, by a first player, a hand of cards from a deck;    wherein a plurality of the cards are marked with words or phrases, wherein the words include various parts of speech, wherein each of the words or phrases includes a numeric value;    forming, by the player, a sentence from the hand of cards using words or phrases on the hand to form the sentence; and    counting a point value for the sentence based on the numeric value of the words or phrases used in the sentence.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 ruling, by a judge or jury including at least one second player, whether the sentence may be counted.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 receiving by at least one additional player, an additional hand of cards from the deck;    forming, by the at least one additional player, an additional sentence from the additional hand of cards; and    counting a point value for the additional sentence based on the numeric value of the words used in the sentence.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising dealing additional hands until one of the players reaches a predetermined point value.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the player must form the sentence before a time limit ends.  
   
   
       18 . A computer-readable carrier containing instructions thereon for instructing a computing device to implement a game, the instructing including: 
 providing a plurality of cards, wherein at least some of the cards are marked with words or phrases, wherein the words or phrases include parts of speech so that complete sentences can be formed by playing selected cards together, wherein each of the words or phrases includes a numeric value so that points may be counted for each complete sentence formed;    dealing a hand of cards from the plurality of cards;    receiving, from a player, a selection of cards from the hand that include words or phrases that together form a sentence; and    scoring the sentence using the total numeric value of the words or phrases that form the sentence.    
   
   
       19 . The carrier of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions further include: 
 determining whether the sentence contains acceptable grammar; and    if the sentence does not contain acceptable grammar, requiring the player to modify or retract the sentence.    
   
   
       20 . The carrier of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions further include: 
 determining whether the player formed the sentence within a time limit; and    rejecting the sentence if the sentence was not formed within the time limit.