US95160A - Improvement in playing-cards - Google Patents

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To all whom it may concern v Be it known that I, JOHN STEVENS, of 'the village provedPack of Cards, together with a novel system -or mode of playingthesame; and I- declare that the following is a' full, clear, and exact description thereof. My new pack is called by me, The Royal Pack and Games. i

The pack consists of fiflzy-seven (57) suits of fourteen cards each, as-follows: Eirst, king; second, queen; third, prince; fourth, piincessiyfitth, writ, sixth, sheriff; seventh, duke; eighthfduchess; ninth, marquis, tenth, earl; eleventh, viscount; twelfth, baron, thirteenth, baroness; fourteenthflittle Tom; andone card known as black diamend; or habeas corpus. i

- :The fo uri suitsshall beknown as the suit, the pearl suit,$the gold suit, and the -silcards, in' four Jerhbellishments,.or by lettersorwords, sothat each suit may be known frdmany other.

eachsuit by the appropriate word j or name for that i suit, and the rest of the cardsjof, the same suit, by

the initial letter of thenan e orword. it

In order toexpla-inlmy invention, and the ,mode of playing with my improved cards, I ,will describe severaldili'erent games,to' wit, the game of-royalty, the

gameof royal enchre, and the game of royal nines.

, I .Royaltya I i :The game of royalty is playedflby four persons, two against two. The cards must be dealt "out singly, fourteen to each player; The last, or titty-seventh card, must be turned up or face showmand-is the trump,

which the dealer takes,throwing awayone card, except so, the dealerftakesit, throws away one card, and

firstdealer. The dealfollow's in rotation thereafter.

If a player makes a Inisdeal, the one deal is lost to him, and the next player takes the deal.

to those who hold them after each hand is played.

'lower thenumber, the higher the card, Trumps prevail over all otherxcardsr i rest in the handsof one partyjby writ and; sheriii, in trumps played by theopposing party upon the same lead.

The we is not in force unlessfplayed with the tandem of Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester, and. State. of New York, have invented a new and imdiamond ver suit, difi ering in someway,.by pictorial signs or ,In this example,I have distinguished at king of when it, the turned-up card, is the black diamond; if

niakes'the trump. The person who gets the first kin g in throwing around the cards, one to each player, is

. y The king, queen, prince, and princess, are the royal family, aud, it trumps,.countas honors in this game,

The king is highest, and so down to little Tom. The.

Theroyal family in trumps only, are subject to aroH N STEVENS, OF MOUNT ye RNON, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent 95,160, dated Sqitcmbco 21, 1869.

rmr'novnmmwr IN PLAYING-CARDS.

.The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making part of the same sherifi' by one person or by partners, upon the same lead, and then only effects the arrest and destroys the power of the royal family, or suchof them as may be arrested, if not stayed by habeas corpus,

The black diamond, or habeas corpus, when'held by those whose honors are sought to be arrested, has power to stay the writ, and restore the royal family to liberty and power.

In playing, if one person, whose lead it is, holds both writ and sheriff, in trumps, he or she may issue thewrit, that is,,play them boththe only instance where two cards can be led by one person at the same time-and this" play demands, compels, the arrest of the royalfamily in trumps in the'hand's of the party opposed to the writ, and the two highest honors held by either of the opposing party to the arrest must be played in despite of other trumps, unless theparty opposing the arrest hold'the habeas corpus, or black diamond, when they should play it with the highest honor they have, it they have 011e,.

if not, any other trump, if they hold one. The black diamond, so played, protects the royal family in the hands of those opposed to the writ against its powers, and restores them (the royal family) to honor and power, when the highest honor played by either party prevails and takes this double trick,counting four, in tricks, to the winning party.

If the black diamond is not played by the party opposed to the arrest by .writ, at the same lead when the arrest is attempted, honors in their hands (party opposed to writ) lose their powers, and the writ 'prevails, and counts four, in tricks, to the party making the arrest, though they play no honors.

One who has the lead may-play the writ or sheriff of trumps, trusting to partner to make the writ complete, when the opposing party must play the highest honor they hold, it they have any, and have'not the black diamond. If they have the black dian'iond, they should play it in this lead opposed to. the writ, for it black diamond, except to protect and save from arrest the royal family in the hands of those who hold it,

(when an arrest is atten1pted,)-'has no power, and otherwise is the lowest card in the pack in the game of royalty, and in itself can take no trick,

, If one person hold both writ-and sheriihiand get po opportunity to lead them both, and they are called outone by one, at different leads, they are not effec tive. They must be played by one person or by partners at the same lead, and not opposed by habeas corpus, to be eifective; otherwise, they only hold their relative powers, five and six.

The suit of the leading card must be followed, if possible, by each. succeeding player.

Cards, not trumps, hold their relative powers at all times.

Parties should be particularas to the double trick counting four, and the single trick two, when the royal family are arrested or sought to be arrested.

The number of tricks held by one party in excess of those held by the opposing party at the end of I each hand, count to those who hold them.

A game, in the play of royalty, shall be fifteen.

Royal Euchrc.

arrest, and tricks count double where the arrest is made or sought to be made- The deal is decided in the same way, and the dealer has the same privilege as in the preceding game, when he turns up-the black diamond, that is, of making the trump; otherwise, you may pass, order up,'or assist.

In dealing, seven cards. are dealt to each person, four at one time and three at another.

When writ and sherifi' are both led by one person at one time, the royal family, with the royal guest, are subject to arrest, and the opposite party must play two of the highest of them, except they hold the black diamond, the powers of which are the same as in royalty. If the writ succeeds, it counts four to the party who makes the arrest; if not, four to the opposite party.

When one card, only is led, (writ or sheriffi) with the attempt to make an arrest, it counts two to the winning party.

If you order up or make the trump, and fail, or are euchred, it counts two to the opposite party.

If you flank the enemy, (that is, take allthe tricks from the opposing party,) it counts two.

If you play alone and take all the tricks, and at the same time make an arrest, it counts eight.

If you make an arrest and do not take all the tricks, it counts four.

If the person playing alone fails to make an arrest,

three, each for himself or herself, or by four, two against two. Where three are playing, one may play it alone, but if he or she fail, each of the opponents counts what an opposing party would count where four are playing.

' A game of royal euchre is eleven.

Royal Nines.

In this game, the deal is decided as in either of the preceding ones.

Nine cards are dealt out to each player, three at a time. The card turned up is the trump, except it be the black diamond; if so, the dealer takes it, and

makes the trump.

In this game, the black diamond is always the best card.

There is no power of arrest, however, and the relative powers of all. other cards are as named in the game of royalty.

The suit of the leading card must in all cases he followed, it possible, or a trump-card played, except you hold the black diamond, which has 'nnlimited power in this game, and maybe played at any time.

When the trump is turned, there is no begging or second dealing, but the next, or left-handhplayer may agree with thedealcr for a different trump, it he can; if not, the game proceeds as usual.

The king, queen, prince, and princess, eaeh counts one to the holders, after the hand is played. Little Tom counts one -to the party who holds and plays it, and all tricks over four count to the party who hold them.

Thegame is played by four persons, two against two, as partners, by two against each other, or by three, each for himself.

A game is nine. b

definite powers, any game may be played with this pack that may be played with the Orehor pack.

Other games may be made up and played with and by means of my cards, and the games above described are only given as illustrations of the method of using them, and of their different relative powers.

It will be observed that the number of cards in my pack varies from the number of cards now in common use; that the names of the cards are new, with,the

and queen being only selected in this pack to -make their powers difler from those pertaining to them in the cards now in common use; that the manner or system of playing is novel and interesting, and requires study, art, and skill; that the cards writ, sheriii, and black diamond, or habeas corpus, have new, peculiar, and interesting powers, which tax the wit and ingenuity of players I What I claim as new, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, is-' I The combination of the several cards, above described, to form a pack, substantially as set forth.

JOHN STEVENS. Witnesses WM. H. Pn'rrnnnron, GEORGE GoULn.

By throwing out the black diamond, or by giving it I exception of the king and queen, the names of king complete what is therein called the royal family; and.

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