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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2007
Robert A. Butkiewicz, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
James P. Carty, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Robert A. Butkiewicz, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
James P. Carty, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A game assembly and method of adding additional randomness to a game that uses a deck of cards during play. The deck of cards contains event cards that cause players to perform certain actions if drawn during the play of the game. A random selection device is provided. The random selection device utilizes indicia that correspond to the event cards and/or some new event activity. The random selection device embodies a means to randomly select a single indicia from the plurality of indicia being used. At least one card is added to the deck of cards that indicates that the selection device is to be used. Accordingly, when the card is drawn, the random selection device is utilized. The game is played as if the card indicated by the random selection device had been drawn from the deck of cards.