Card Game Open

main page of playing cards full version of game initial version of playing cards

computer translation of brief rules three-suited version of game

The basic version of card game.
playing cards on a chess board

At the end of this page there are links to PDF files having images of playing cards and game boards suitable for printing in format A4.

Playing cards of 1st deck.
deck contains 32 playing cards

Playing cards of 2nd deck.
suits on playing cards red-hearts yellow-diamonds green-clubs blue-spades

Game board ĞAğ for playing cards.
game board have rectangular shape that is similar to playing cards
 

Distributions of playing cards.
proportional groups


deck of playing cards 1st
1) 1R 1G 2Y 2B 3R 3G 4Y 4B 5R 5G 6Y 6B 7R 7G 8Y 8B +
2) 1B 1Y 2G 2R 3B 3Y 4G 4R 5B 5Y 6G 6R 7B 7Y 8G 8R

1) 1B 2G 3Y 4R 5B 6G 7Y 8R •
2) 1Y 2R 3B 4G 5Y 6R 7B 8G • •
3) 1R 2Y 3G 4B 5R 6Y 7G 8B • • •
4) 1G 2B 3R 4Y 5G 6B 7R 8Y • • • •

deck of playing cards 2nd
1) 1R 1Y 2G 2B 3R 3Y 4G 4B 5R 5Y 6G 6B 7R 7Y 8G 8B +
2) 1B 1G 2Y 2R 3B 3G 4Y 4R 5B 5G 6Y 6R 7B 7G 8Y 8R

Descriptions of playing cards.

The suggested game is different of traditional card games but essentially it is well-known playing cards having four suits and sequential line of values. Suits are marked on playing cards with colors in contours of traditional suits. Red - hearts, yellow - diamonds, green - clubs, blue - spades. Values are marked with the numbers from 1 to 8.
There are at the least two decks (packs) in the game and each of them contains 32 playing cards. The difference between the decks is presence/absence of dark circles, different kinds of shading at the back and presence/absence of dark frames at the card face that allows two players to play cards of own deck and distinguish from playing cards of opponent. Besides it the playing cards are distinguished by means of orienting arrows that point to the opponent when they are on the game board.
Zero is added to the values of one of the decks that entails both the identity and the difference between the values in different decks so to say we can consider 1R in one deck and 10R in the other deck like equal or like the playing cards which difference in values is tenfold.
Each deck is classified into proportional groups (16 playing cards in each group) that is marked on the face and on the back of the playing card by crosses i.e. two players can choose either two equivalent decks or two proportional groups out of one deck and at that the chances of players to win are equal.
The distribution of playing cards into four proportional groups (8 playing cards in each) is marked by the points 1, 2, 3, 4 at the face of one deck i.e. four players can play cards of four proportional groups out of one deck and at that the chances of players to win are equal.
Squares of game board have rectangular shape that is similar to the shape of a playing card. The squares have the same suits and values like the playing cards have. The suits correlate with the vertical lines of squares and the values correlate with the horizontal lines. Suits at the squares are marked by colors and the values are marked at the edges of the game board be way of numerical notation at that the game can be conducted along or across the game board, for that purpose the squares has more thin line marking and have corresponding numerical notation.
In general the rules of this card game are the following: players distribute the playing cards according to the notation conventions represented on them in such a way as to the playing cards of one player differ from those ones of the another. Then they put the playing cards on the initial positions and begin to manipulate them at the squares of the game board. At that the chances of players to win are equal owing to the proportional distribution of the playing cards and the player has full information about the opponent's playing cards because of open disposition on the game board.
The playing cards interact at the game board according to their suits and values and depending on squares' values and suits. The playing cards are replaced or shifted at the squares according to this or that variant of rules. In all the description represents 162 different games that can be more complicated but at the same time very simple, and different number of players can take part in it.
The full set can contain three game boards and three playing card decks and a set of jokers i.e. the card game can have minimal or maximal set where the various game boards are realized and the playing card decks have various proportions.
Additional game boards and decks of playing cards are submitted in the full version.

Images for printing can be downloaded in PDF files.

Images in PDF files are open (free-of-charge) but nerveless you must to pay 2 euros if you have such opportunity.
Look the possible methods of payment.

http://www.cardgameopen.64g.ru/ovru1.pdf - basic version
http://www.cardgameopen.64g.ru/pvru5.pdf - full version
These are PDF files in Russian where instructions and rules are written in Russian, but in these PDF files there are images for printing playing cards and game boards in format A4.
The rules of initial version of this card game is presented in English language.


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