Playing Cards and Method for Playing Card Games Therewith

Abstract

A novel card game in which cards are dealt and placed into a space on a three-by-three grid in order to create the most number of high-scoring poker hands out of the eight possible hands; three rows, three columns and two diagonals. Using the present invention, numerous different games can be played with one or more players and using a deck of standard playing cards, a computer, a handheld device or a gaming machine. The present invention can also be used for lottery tickets and the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of playing a card game wherein the object is to accumulate nine cards making up of eight sets of three cards wherein each card is used in more than one of said eight-three card sets, comprising the steps of:
 a) dealing a playing card from a deck of playing cards to a player;   b) placing said playing card in one of nine locations, said one of nine locations being determined by a three by three array;   c) dealing another playing card to said player;   d) placing said another playing card into a remaining location of said nine locations;   e) repeating steps c) and d) until each of said nine locations contain a playing card.   
     
     
         2 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 f) scoring each of said eight sets of three cards based on a poker scoring table.   
     
     
         3 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
 g) adding up the scoring from each of said eight sets of three cards to generate a total score for said card game.   
     
     
         4 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 3 , further comprising the step of:
 h) determining a reward based on the total score.   
     
     
         5 . A method of playing a card game wherein the object is to accumulate nine cards making up of eight sets of three cards wherein each card is used in more than one of said eight-three card sets, comprising the steps of:
 a) dealing a playing card from a deck of playing cards to a player;   b) deciding whether to discard the playing card or not;   b) if not discarded, placing said playing card in one of nine locations, said one of nine locations being determined by a three by three array;   c) dealing another playing card to said player;   d) placing said another playing card into a remaining location of said nine locations;   e) repeating steps c) and d) until each of said nine locations contain a playing card.   
     
     
         6 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
 f) scoring each of said eight sets of three cards based on a poker scoring table.   
     
     
         7 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 6 , further comprising the step of:
 g) adding up the scoring from each of said eight sets of three cards to generate a total score for said card game.   
     
     
         8 . The method of playing a card game in  claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
 h) determining a reward based on the total score.