US1355782A - Deck of cards - Google Patents

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W. D. ROY.

DECK of CARDS.

l APPLICATION FILED APR..19, 1919. y 1,355,782. ratend om.. 12,1920.

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Be it known that I. l/VTLLIAM DUDLEY ROY', a citizen of the United States, resid-` ing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have kinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Deckl of Cards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention,such as will en-V lablev others skilled iii, the art to Whichv'it appertains to make andv use the same.

The'present invention relates to a deck of cards for playing a game called Rescuef and it is the object of the invention to provide a deck of cards: providedwith a novel arrangement of military'insignia, representationsand value marks, including Rescue cards representing the Red Cross service,

ofcer cards'of different ranks and service,

and game cards of different numerical values and representing different services,

whereby the cards provide for the playingrr of an interesting and patriotic game.

`lll/lith the foregoing and other objects in,

vieW, Which `Will be apparent as the invensides in the representation ,on the cards of various branches of theservice and einmal rank, with other markings, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that slight changes or variations can be made Within the 4scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the in f vention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Wherein- Y Figure 1 is a view of the Rescue cards:v

Fig. 2 is a view ofthe General cards;4 Fig. 3 is a view ofthe-Colonel cards.

Fig. 4 is a View' of the Major cards. y Fig. 5 is a view ofthe Oaptaincards; Fig.' 6L is a viewof the Lieutenant cards which serve as combination officer and game cards.

Fig. 7 illustrates the game cards represent y ingfthe aviation service.

Y specificatio'nbf Lettersratent. pattedgct, 12, 1920,

Y Application med April is, i919.' `serial No. '291,2'2'ff` provided thereon thefpictures or represen# tations 2 of Red Cross nurses, with the title Rescue as indicated at A3. -These cards are of supreme power in playing .the game, and have no service distinction, being always in service and taking other cards regardless of Whether or not they arein the service called.

There are five sets of Officer cards representing official ranks of different grades from lieutenant to general. The General cards 4 of which there are four cardsfbear the insignia 5 of a general including the stars which are'illustrated, andfsaid cards have the title Genera lprinted or otherwise provided thereon. There are four of each of the Officer cards, and the Colonel cards.

7 have the insignia 8 thereon of a colonel, including the eagle, and also lbears the title of Colonel asat 9. The Majorcards 10 bear the leaf insignia11 of a major, and the title Major, as at 12, and the Cap- `tain cards 13 bear the double barinsignia 14, of a c`aptain,'and thetitle'Oaptain as at 1:5.-While'the Lieutenant cardsV 16 bear the single bar insignia 17'of a lieutenant, with the title Lieutenant as at 18. These,

Officer cards rankin 'valueraccording toy the military rank represented, the lieutenant being the lowest rank and 'the general the highest. l j p t There yare four services represented, .and

card-s haveprinted or lotherwise provided eachl set has the picture or representation 2O of a cannon, standing for the artillery;

service nextlin rank to the aerial service, the aerial service beinggiven the highest rank.

' The third card of each set of Office`rcards has the picture or representation 21 of acavalryman representing the cavalry service Which is third in rank, While the Afourth card of each set has the picture or representation 22 of 4an infantryman, representing the` infantry service Which is of lowest rank.

of increasing military order and representative numerical value, and said cards also 85 one card of each of the five sets of Officerff' thereon'near certain corners the pictureor representation 19 of an aeroplane, represente ing the aerialservice, and anothercard of y Thus, lthe Officer cards bear inf signia and titles representing official 'rank have representations forL the aviation, artil-'fl lery, cavalry and infantry services, in order that the Officer cards of each set graduate' in valueA according to service, and the cards of the several sets graduate in value according tooiiicial rank represented.

The Lieutenant cards 16 are combination Oiicer and game cards, theyvbeing.

provided in addition to the service representations, the numerals '10 as shown at 23, giving these'cards a numerical value in the gaine,` in addition to the oiiicial rank.

' The gaine cards 24. 25,226 and?? oi. which Y there are four suits areV provided respectively with the' pictures or representations of an .aeroplane 28, cannon 29, cavalryinen V30 and infantrymen 3l, representing the aviation,`v artillery, cavalry andfinfantry services, and each 'set of these cards have the numerals, as indicated .atv 32, running from 2 to 9. so that the game cards of each seta-re of different .numerical values.

-In 'playing this gaine. thel players `cut the cardsfor deal, 'that player who cuts the highest dealer Adealsfeach player sixcards from the f left to the right. Beginning fromthe player of the other players.

Officer` cards and bids` threeA peints, y vcalls `for the aviation service,v should the' VLnextplayer hold'two Oflicei vcards in the left of the dealer each 'one willbid as many points as he thinks can be played from his hand, though not'fless than two points, nor

more than the actual number of points they hold in hand that he intends Vto call service on, although if a player does` get more than `the .number ofpoints he holds in his hand,

he is subject to being challengedby either .For example,y if a two and is awarded the bid and player holds aviation Vservice anda Rescue card, this Ethree Officer player has a right to challenge the bidder and vthe bidder'is compelled to show his .service cards. Ifthe bidderv cannot show he is set back vas many points as he bids `The challenger must be able to vshow three n cards in' the 'call service 'or he is set back y the 'saine 'number of ypoints as the player players 'is termed the Call service and whojcalls the service. 'Inevery case, theV player who lcalls the service retains his' privilege to call service 'the highest bidder calling lthe fservi'ce. called by player who 'outbids the other the 'call service'cards'outrar'ik the other "serv; ice cards. The "cardsin the lcall service will take y"any v"card of other 'service regardless of 'their rank.

m'The 'game is played inthe usual manner by yleading and following. and each player must follow `servire lunless they haveV a Rescue card :and wish tol take the trick Y by Rescing it "and when playing a Res- 'ciI`e-'c`ard,' it isfcorr'ifpulsory to use the words I Rescue and unless the player does, the

service card's'in power will outra-nk the Res any cardhe desires.

Officer card* dealing, and the cards vin the service he calls,

l*The service vthat is .Y

cue cards. If a player-has neither a'c'all service card or a Rescue card,'he can'play anyone of the e Inscoiing, Oilicer cards counts one point each'or the player who catches` or holds same at the end of the game, or when they are in the Vcall service.

the call service do not count.

Those not in the call service, and each gamel card when in forgame as Y the call service lcounts as many The game consistsV the hand is played out, if

The Lieutenant. cardy is a combination card hold-V the numerals thereon represent. Theplayer 'Y i having the greatest numerical 'count in game cards in the call service is entitled to the four points for game. .Y

Other games'can also :be played with the deck as will suggest themselves to the players. fr .Y l Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A deck of. cards for playing a game of Rescue including game, Oilicer` and" Rescue-ceards, the game cards having servnons. cavalry. and inian'try distinguishing said. cards fromone another by different serv-A ices and the cards oit each servicehavingy value Vnumerals thereon graduated in yvalue,

lice illustrations 'thereon'of vvaeroplanes,vcan

the ll'licei cards'bearing-'the insignia oie l lieutenant, "captain, major, colonel and'general` there being Yfour Oiiicerlcards of-each Y grade and same having service illustrations thereon corresponding to the O'licer cards which bear-the insignia of lieutenantalso havingwvalue numerals the ygainnefcards Y to distinguish the Officer cards oteac'h grade Vtrom one another by diiiereiit servicf-is.,

thereon of` greater value-thanthose of vthe game cards Vto be used las r combination game and Oili'c'er cards', 'and thefRescuel cards iis having illustrations thereon'of a' Red Cross nurse "and v'being ot'higher 'value fthanjthe gaine and UfficercardstoRescuevfany of the other'cards during` the playiiigwo-ath'egame as described.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specic'ati'on in the vpresi-nice of two subscribing witnesses. Y' f 'Witnesses:

vDocu; NoiLriN; PERKINS BAXTER.

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